Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, Peter Flass wrote:

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:43:03 +0100, D wrote:
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Oh but they are. Today they are called mexicans, italians, greek,
arabians etc. and from a material and quality of life point of view,
they've never had it better.

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Tell that to a mestizo picking lettuce in central California.
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Still probably better. Poor people today have things that royalty couldn’t
even dream about in the old days - indoor plumbing, instant hot water,
lights at the flip of a switch, refrigeration, entertainment at your
fingertips.
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This is the truth. Johan Norberg in his excellent book The Capitalist Manifesto, shows exactly the above with statistics. Yes, many people live hard lives even today, but if we compared the wealth, quality of life, infant mortality etc. globally today, with only 100 years ago, all data points indicate that we are way better off today.