• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    They need economic activity to be livable. Shoving broke people onto a reservation doesn’t accomplish that.

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      19 hours ago

      They create the economic activity.

      More people living in an area means there’s more to do and more people to do it.

      On average, each additional person contributes more than they take out.

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        6 hours ago

        They create the economic activity.

        You have to go back and actually read Kapital.

        More people living in an area means there’s more to do and more people to do it.

        Visit a refugee camp and explain that to the locals