Comments on: The Rich-Poor Gap http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/05/01/the-rich-poor-gap/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: philpolitics http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/05/01/the-rich-poor-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-181212 philpolitics Mon, 05 May 2008 01:25:55 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=3263#comment-181212 Even if the census would say that the immigrants are the victims of widening income disparity, immigrations would still continue since most of them are looking for a better life in other countries such as Canada. Although they may recieve lower salary but it is still better than what they can earn from where they came from. Even if the census would say that the immigrants are the victims of widening income disparity, immigrations would still continue since most of them are looking for a better life in other countries such as Canada. Although they may recieve lower salary but it is still better than what they can earn from where they came from.

]]> By: softtalk http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/05/01/the-rich-poor-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-181194 softtalk Fri, 02 May 2008 14:09:05 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=3263#comment-181194 Would family-unification immigrants be included in these stats? Grandma and grandpa probably aren't looking too hard for work. Would family-unification immigrants be included in these stats? Grandma and grandpa probably aren’t looking too hard for work.

]]> By: Charles Anthony http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/05/01/the-rich-poor-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-181191 Charles Anthony Fri, 02 May 2008 13:51:24 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=3263#comment-181191 AdD, I have no prob with your contention that immigrants are likely the main "cause" of these statistical outcomes. However, I generally do not trust any of these "poverty" statistics to be all that significant anyway because they are relative. They are commonly calculated in such a way that there will always be poverty. Furthermore, the article also compares "pre-tax" salaries from 1980 and says nothing has changed. That statistical conclusion can only be nonsense. There is no comparison of life in 1980 and life today in any intelligent manner. There are jobs that exist today that never existed in 1980 and there were jobs in 1980 that no longer are necessary today. I can live on the street today and report an income of $0 but have a more comfortable life than a homeless man did 25 years ago. AdD,
I have no prob with your contention that immigrants are likely the main “cause” of these statistical outcomes.

However, I generally do not trust any of these “poverty” statistics to be all that significant anyway because they are relative. They are commonly calculated in such a way that there will always be poverty.

Furthermore, the article also compares “pre-tax” salaries from 1980 and says nothing has changed. That statistical conclusion can only be nonsense.
There is no comparison of life in 1980 and life today in any intelligent manner. There are jobs that exist today that never existed in 1980 and there were jobs in 1980 that no longer are necessary today.
I can live on the street today and report an income of $0 but have a more comfortable life than a homeless man did 25 years ago.

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