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Re:The Despair of Poor White Americans by yummyfajitas on Saturday August 06, 2016 @04:54PM (#12239884)
It's hardly irrelevant. My claim is that the Indian, Bangladeshi or Chinese will better themselves and move up in the world, while the American refuses to do so.

That implies that it's the American's choices, rather than his circumstances, which cause him to be poor. How is that irrelevant?

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Re:The Despair of Poor White Americans by searealist on Sunday August 07, 2016 @12:44AM (#12241089)
The _average_ Indian, Bangladeshi or Chinese will move up in the world? I get the impression that you are comparing the exceptional people from those countries to the lowest performing Americans. Also, if the average person from those countries is so much more industrious than Americans, why do they need to come to America to enjoy a good life?
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