Which is worse, living in the worst neighborhood in the United States or a slum in Hong Kong?
- May 4, 2010
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Originally Posted by JD214
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Originally Posted by JD214
- Jan 2, 2008
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Originally Posted by Scott Frost
Originally Posted by pacers31
Looks like they just put a city in a trash compactor
thanks to Wall-E
- Jan 2, 2008
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Originally Posted by Scott Frost
Originally Posted by pacers31
Looks like they just put a city in a trash compactor
thanks to Wall-E
- Feb 27, 2005
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Worst neighborhoods in the US aren't even close to as bad as New Delhi, Calcutta, Hong Kong, major Chinese cities, etc...
- Feb 27, 2005
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Worst neighborhoods in the US aren't even close to as bad as New Delhi, Calcutta, Hong Kong, major Chinese cities, etc...
- Apr 22, 2010
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I rather live in a slum in Hong Kong, if you are business savy and an entrepreneur you wont stay poor very long.
It has practically no regulations on starting a business, one of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates on the planet. Government expenditures are low, which means low inflation rate and greater purchasing power. Voluntary contracts and private property are heavily protected by Rule of Law, and minimal labor regulations with an unemployment rate of just over 3%.
Hong Kong > U.S.
It has practically no regulations on starting a business, one of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates on the planet. Government expenditures are low, which means low inflation rate and greater purchasing power. Voluntary contracts and private property are heavily protected by Rule of Law, and minimal labor regulations with an unemployment rate of just over 3%.
Hong Kong > U.S.
- Apr 22, 2010
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I rather live in a slum in Hong Kong, if you are business savy and an entrepreneur you wont stay poor very long.
It has practically no regulations on starting a business, one of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates on the planet. Government expenditures are low, which means low inflation rate and greater purchasing power. Voluntary contracts and private property are heavily protected by Rule of Law, and minimal labor regulations with an unemployment rate of just over 3%.
Hong Kong > U.S.
It has practically no regulations on starting a business, one of the lowest personal and corporate tax rates on the planet. Government expenditures are low, which means low inflation rate and greater purchasing power. Voluntary contracts and private property are heavily protected by Rule of Law, and minimal labor regulations with an unemployment rate of just over 3%.
Hong Kong > U.S.
- Apr 20, 2004
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dis a joke? you dont want to live in a slum in another country... The US has it easy.
- Apr 20, 2004
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dis a joke? you dont want to live in a slum in another country... The US has it easy.
antonlavey
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- Oct 13, 2008
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LOL but all this doesn't apply to the question at hand. Most people living in slums in Hong Kong don't have the means to start a business.
antonlavey
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LOL but all this doesn't apply to the question at hand. Most people living in slums in Hong Kong don't have the means to start a business.
- Apr 22, 2010
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Sure it is, the question is asking an opinion. I think living in a country where it politically benefits politicians for more people to live in slums is a lot worse than living in a country where it is detrimental for more people to live in slums. With a population of 7 million people with an unemployment rate at 3%, the people in Hong Kong have more opportunity there. Even if you live in a slum, you can work and save (which would be a lot easier there because of our burdening progressive income tax here), and then have eventually have the means to start a business.
- Apr 22, 2010
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Sure it is, the question is asking an opinion. I think living in a country where it politically benefits politicians for more people to live in slums is a lot worse than living in a country where it is detrimental for more people to live in slums. With a population of 7 million people with an unemployment rate at 3%, the people in Hong Kong have more opportunity there. Even if you live in a slum, you can work and save (which would be a lot easier there because of our burdening progressive income tax here), and then have eventually have the means to start a business.
- Apr 14, 2004
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reminds me of the city wall-e made of compacted trash
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reminds me of the city wall-e made of compacted trash
cedric ceballos 1995 lakers
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- Jul 1, 2009
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shut up fartknocker, your opinion is void because you wanna defend ohio.
i rather spend a winter in sibera barefoot with basketball shorts and a tank top on getting spinning piledrived by zangief once every hour then spend a summer in ohio
cedric ceballos 1995 lakers
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- Jul 1, 2009
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shut up fartknocker, your opinion is void because you wanna defend ohio.
i rather spend a winter in sibera barefoot with basketball shorts and a tank top on getting spinning piledrived by zangief once every hour then spend a summer in ohio
- Mar 31, 2005
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No doubt. I wonder how many here has even been to a 3rd world country? The worst places in the US is Eden compared to the living conditions in these countries. No welfare. No sanitation. No govt assistance. No public housing.
I think living in a country where it politically benefits politicians for more people to live in slums is a lot worse than living in a country where it is detrimental for more people to live in slums. With a population of 7 million people with an unemployment rate at 3%, the people in Hong Kong have more opportunity there. Even if you live in a slum, you can work and save (which would be a lot easier there because of our burdening progressive income tax here), and then have eventually have the means to start a business.
WOW @ 3% employment rate when the annual median income in Hong Kong is $10,000. Give me a break with your more opportunity?
That's why there are a ton of immigrants wanting to go to Hong Kong compared to the US right?
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No doubt. I wonder how many here has even been to a 3rd world country? The worst places in the US is Eden compared to the living conditions in these countries. No welfare. No sanitation. No govt assistance. No public housing.
I think living in a country where it politically benefits politicians for more people to live in slums is a lot worse than living in a country where it is detrimental for more people to live in slums. With a population of 7 million people with an unemployment rate at 3%, the people in Hong Kong have more opportunity there. Even if you live in a slum, you can work and save (which would be a lot easier there because of our burdening progressive income tax here), and then have eventually have the means to start a business.
WOW @ 3% employment rate when the annual median income in Hong Kong is $10,000. Give me a break with your more opportunity?That's why there are a ton of immigrants wanting to go to Hong Kong compared to the US right?
- Sep 7, 2009
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damn those pics are crazy. reminds me of something out of district 9
- Sep 7, 2009
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damn those pics are crazy. reminds me of something out of district 9
- Aug 7, 2006
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Hong Kong's government housing program has greatly improved over the years. Here are a few photos of the newer government housing communities.
