Want to Help Someone in a Poor Village? Give Them a Bus Ticket Out

Posted by jcater on Thursday December 28, 2017 @11:48AM
from the npr.org dept.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/12/28/572911406/want-to-help-someone-in-a-poor-village-give-them-a-bus-ticket-out

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Re:Want to Help Someone in a Poor Village? Give Them a Bus T... by sharemywin on Thursday December 28, 2017 @12:47PM (#16023526)

Seems like if they made it a low interest low payment loan they only had to payback if they get a job and stayed for the season they could make the money stretch further.

although the transaction costs may be too high.

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Re:Want to Help Someone in a Poor Village? Give Them a Bus T... by 0xWilliam on Thursday December 28, 2017 @01:11PM (#16023699)

Wouldn't you want them to stay if they are contributing to the good of the village?

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