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"There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that."

Stewart Brand, American Author

Poverty, Cities, Humanity, Unemployment

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"There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that."

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"Facing poverty is better than living in poverty and by facing poverty you can overcome it at one point."

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"If your expenditure brings you poverty, then you may call yourself a poor but the world will call you a fool."

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"There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that."

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