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Traveling to cities with distinctly rich and poor areas, causes in me anguish, indignation, and misery, as I ponder how metropolises can still have rich and poor areas. Averting the poor areas and even the cities altogether, does not solve the problem, because such averting appears immoral and severs one from reality. What can I do?
As summarised in the Economics SE post linked above, I can exemplify with:
London (Boroughs): I was disturbed by the failure of the prosperity and wealth of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, to ameliorate Hackney, Tower Hamlets, and the southern boroughs like Lewisham, Croydon.
Vancouver: West & North Vancouver, West Side, South Vancouver vs. Downtown East Side, Surrey.
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The tourist industry generates a significant number of relatively low skill jobs. See, for example Tourism industries - employment, which discusses tourism as a route into the labor force for women and young people in the EU: "Regions with high tourist activity tend to have lower unemployment rates".
London has an effective public transport system. If you go there and stay in one of the more expensive areas, it is likely that the people cleaning your room, washing the dishes when you eat in a restaurant, etc. live in the less expensive areas and get to work by bus or tube.
If you don't want people in a region to be poor, one of the best things you can do is go there as a tourist, spend money, and tip well. Avoiding a region because it has poor areas only makes matters worse.
It is perhaps worth noting that people living in the poorest areas of London have access to numerous welfare benefits, universal health care, free education to age 18, and subsidized college education, making them wealthy by world wide standards.
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How do you solve inequalities between rich and poor?
Here are seven ways that can and should change:How can inequality be overcome in society?
empower women and create opportunities for youth and disadvantaged communities. increase economic inclusion and create decent work and higher incomes. enhance social services and ensure access to social protection. facilitate safe migration and mobility and tackle irregular migration.How do you solve economic inequality?
Income inequality can be reduced directly by decreasing the incomes of the richest or by increasing the incomes of the poorest. Policies focusing on the latter include increasing employment or wages and transferring income.How do you defeat inequalities?
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