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In some areas:

A 100 years ago Americans had live in servants/slaves in about half of households (like what you see in parts of India, Asia, etc.).

As income inequality decreases, there are fewer servants in the home 24/7. Society has a transition as rates of abject poverty decrease. It will be interesting to witness the transition in Asia as they go through this.




Half? Really?





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