If a mansion is surrounded by a slum is society better off? In India the answer is yes but in america we see slums as a failure.

> If a mansion is surrounded by a slum is society better off?

Who is in the mansion and who is in the slum?

	▲	throwaway85825 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Irrelevant The government exists for the general welfare and and economic system that subsidizes idleness because the disingenuous say "look over there, its a net positive" while ignoring the externalized cost borne by the taxpayer is just theft from the taxpayer.