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Re:Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China's Rise, Spare Other ... by mark_l_watson on Thursday May 16, 2019 @09:08AM (#19928629)
I worked in Singapore in 2016 and in my exploration of various neighborhoods I did not see abject squalor, as seen in East LA, West Chicago, etc. people seemed employed and happy.

BTW, your comment on moderation is interesting.

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Re:Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China's Rise, Spare Other ... by dangus on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:14PM (#19931371)
Usually any claim of "poverty doesn't exist here" is not going to be very close to being accurate.

https://borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-poverty-in-sing...

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