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		GabrielBen on Jan 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Let People Move to Jobs > Once upon a time, a rising tide of economic progress would lift all boats in all communities all around the country. I think this hasn't been true for centuries. Moving rural to the cities has been documented since the 1700's very clearly by economists.

lotsofpulp on Jan 19, 2020 [–]

It may be true that all boats were being lifted before, but some more than others. Or at least the gap between the boats wasn’t as big as it is now.

ben_w on Jan 19, 2020 | [–]

I think the Communist Manifesto was written precisely because not all boats were being lifted.

ericmay on Jan 19, 2020 | | [–]

Yes, able to identify some of the problems, but not a solution.

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