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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

America is pretty much the only country in the world that has ever accepted the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses.

No other country will accept a bunch of poor anyones with no money, bad health, and no unique and valuable skills. Not in any significant numbers that matter, at least.

and thousands? moving to another country would take hundreds of thousands, minimum. The paperwork alone for moving to, and getting citizenship in the destination country would probably require a hundred thousand alone, between lawyers and paperwork, not to mention probably a year minimum of time. Assuming you would even get that far to begin with, given Americas reputation on the world stage at the moment. It'd probably be treated as well as Russians wanting to immigrate.

Hell, even moving to another state is an expense most americans can not afford. Especially with the absurdity of rent prices being, in some places, as much as monthy minimum wage is, if not higher. Not to mention buying grossly price-inflated properties if you want to go the ownership route... anything that would be affordable will probably still need massive amounts of work to repair and make suitable for habitation.

S'why it pisses me off every time when some ignorant dumbass just goes " well if you don't like it, move! ", cause I can imagine everyone that says that probably has rich parents that have funded their every whim, because how else can just up and moving at a whim be possible for the average person?

[–] Azal@pawb.social 14 points 1 day ago

Hell, even moving to another state is an expense most americans can not afford. Especially with the absurdity of rent prices being, in some places, as much as monthy minimum wage is, if not higher.

OH MY GOD THANK YOU! So many people don't get that when you're in a shitty red state it's REALLY REALLY hard to get out because someone making California wages has absolute way more than we do. Sure, they're broke as shit there because the prices are high, and that sucks, but then if you're coming from Missouri to California, the phrase "fucked" doesn't even begin to cover it.

It's telling that I say I clawed my way out of Arkansas and Missouri was my "better"