DaBeeeenster Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 It's a basic case of how much money the country has. It's not that they "end up" there, it's that they were born there. If you are a parent in, say, Laos, and you have no job, you dont get welfare payments, so you have no money. None. You need to eat, so you send your kids out onto the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digipoi Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Most people in Laos farm their own food. If they send their kids out into the street, its to beg for money, not to leave them there. Laotian people have very very strong family values and a lot of pride as well. These people have learned to adapt to their situation quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro P. Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I'm sorry can you point out where either of us mentioned communism? it was just one page ago, posts 2 and 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksoul Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 If this is an argument of ideologies (which might not have been the intention of this thread but seems to be the result) most of the poorest people in the world live in varying forms of a dictatorship, although often labeled as democracy. It is these dictatorships that pervert both capitalism and communism and prevent them from working as intended. But the simple fact is capitalism works in the long run, look at Hong Kong or the difference between India and China. Capitalism is utilitarianism though so some people will always get screwed in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanman Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 Hiro: ey man, can you just drop the whole political crap..? it does not matter. we choose what we do, we choose what we read, and if you don't like what's been said before, then so be it. you can't just keep posting things thinking that it'll change ones view on things when it has nothing to do with the topic. i mean, i agree with you in many cases about communism but that's not important in this thread ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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