Re:The perpetuation of bonded labor in Pakistan
by yazan94 on Thursday December 26, 2019 @10:05AM
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I'm no economist, but injecting that much money that fast into an economy opens a whole new can of worms with inflation and currency devaluation right?
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Re:The perpetuation of bonded labor in Pakistan
by LadyCailin on Friday December 27, 2019 @06:52AM
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Yes, but the net value is increased. It’s because giving $20 to a homeless person has a different effect than giving $20 to Jeff Bezos. The homeless person goes and spends it immediately, whereas Jeff Bezos’ spending habits won’t meaningfully change because of that.