‘Pakistan’s poverty rate higher than India, B’desh’

[Sainthood 2.0]

Breaks my heart, man.
Elites & people running the country just need to give a shit. IK We are MUCH better than this
Beyond embarrassing and depressing.

 

[Sainthood 2.0]

Breaks my heart, man.
Elites & people running the country just need to give a shit. IK We are MUCH better than this
Beyond embarrassing and depressing.

I am saying this because both india and Bangladesh have much bigger problems than us: overpopulation(we didnt have this problem for the most part till now- now I think this is our problem too), religious flashpoints, lower resources, especially in the case of B'desh
If you actually sit back and look, even in the 60s and 50s our situation besides Kashmir was much more stable in many ways
We should have been at least twice as rich on per capital basis than both of em WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT, and that's not even me painting an ideal picture.

Its embarrassing; I feel like the energy crisis of the 2000s, 2010s + Terrorism of 2000s, 2010s, 2020s really did a number.

 

[PakFactor]

I've stated this in the past year, in line with this report.

 

[samsite84]

I am saying this because both india and Bangladesh have much bigger problems than us: overpopulation(we didnt have this problem for the most part till now- now I think this is our problem too), religious flashpoints, lower resources, especially in the case of B'desh
If you actually sit back and look, even in the 60s and 50s our situation besides Kashmir was much more stable in many ways
We should have been at least twice as rich on per capital basis than both of em WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT, and that's not even me painting an ideal picture.

Its embarrassing; I feel like the energy crisis of the 2000s, 2010s + Terrorism of 2000s, 2010s, 2020s really did a number.

The powerful saying is worth something: power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely; nowhere is this more true than case of Pakistan. Based on today, India's civilian leadership were "meek", "non-aggressive" in the past but Pakistan establishment continued to fester hostilities to cement their hold on the government and discorporate share of assets. Terrorism, religious segregation and many other issues stem from the desire to hold power.

Its hard to imagine how a country of 260M hasn't had a democratically elected govt. last a single term. The biggest thing in democracy is peaceful transfer of power but in Pakistan there is no transfer at all. If citizens' can't hold elected reps to account, how will a democracy function - and if democracy doesn't function the state will always have a "power" center which takes away a disproportionate share of assets.

Unfortunate situation, to put it mildly. Enemies or not, the heart breaks a little when a young kid can't afford meals or educated youth are unemployed.

 

[c14-Isotope]

Low real growth and high inflation can surely increase nominal GDP (someone wants it) but high inflation eats into real wages, erodes purchasing power and that's why poverty is very likely going to increase and not decrease.