I raked Tyler Durden's commentary over the coals the other day, so I am very happy now to present classic Tyler Durden:
We need a Hong Kong on USA, like China has in China.
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In what would likely get her a daily (armed) drone surveillance package with blanket NSA supervision, if not outright burned at the stake in the US, Leonie Ki - who is the new head of Hong Kong's government campaign to alleviate poverty - dared to suggest what is the absolute anathema to any nanny state such as the US: instead of relying on the government for everything, people should achieve prosperity by their own hard work. Surely in the US words such as these would result in her being tar and feathered by at least half the population for daring to suggest something so loathsome to a nation which is increasingly convinced personal prosperity comes courtesy of government handouts of everything: from Obamaphones to Obamacare and, coming soon, Obamafood.Yes... I've seen 90 year old men on a corner in Hong Kong surrounded by a few oscillating fans, repairing them. New a few bucks? Grab a chair, announce your work, soon enough in this nearly straight up into the sky city you'll have plenty of work and no hassle from any cops or whoever.
We need a Hong Kong on USA, like China has in China.
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the book "everything i want to do is illegal" by farmer joel salatin is a great example of how difficult it is for small business in USA
christina
And in Hong Kong there are people literally living inside cages
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275206/Hong-Kongs-metal-cage-homes-How-tens-thousands-live-6ft-2ft-rabbit-hutches.html
Feel bad for those poor guys...
Yes, I blogged on the men living in cages. If your gambling, refusal to form a family, doping or whatever else results in being ostracized, your lucky to get a cage on a roof.
Anyone of these people can cross the border and take advantage of the USA-style welfare in China if they like, but they would rather live in a cage in Hong Kong. Anybody who wants to work is free to do so. But no one is going to help out people not willing to try.
With respect to China's welfare system, my impression was that it was inadequate and practically nonexistent? This is why the personal savings rate in China, and in a lot of other third-world countries is so high.
See:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/apr/23/china-welfare-system-inflexible-unfair
Also, how do you know that these guys in the article were gambling and doping?
Families are also affected: 'Many families have to move into smaller or older flats, or even factory buildings.'
I compared the Chinese and USA welfare systems, where they are both degrading and insufficient for people in need, destructive, and not enough, so usually involves cheating, except in the case of corporations, who can fail indefinitely, like Boeing and GM, and it never matters.
I've met plenty of these people, and I named three items of no doubt a long list (you left out "form a family").. the are a Hong Kong version of the Bowery Boys,
Yes, there are many trips up and down the economic ladder in life. That's what some people do not like about being free.
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