Talk:Cost of poverty

On 13 August 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Ghetto tax to Cost of poverty. The result of the discussion was moved.

Speculation[edit]

I've removed a dubious paragraph (below) which is based on speculation and has existed for almost two years without a citation.68.1.135.35 (talk) 23:11, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tackling the problem of ghetto taxes is difficult. For instance, high-interest-rate loans are more likely to be taken by people on lower incomes; however, a study has shown that capping interest rates results in reduced credit availability for those people who most need it. This may make the problem worse.^{[citation needed]}

Rename[edit]

The name is misleading; the article should be named properly and should have a redirect from the slang term. -128.61.83.190 (talk)

I agree in principal, but the term is widely used. [1] And I can't think of a more suitable replacement. Mnnlaxer (talk) 15:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There should be a separate page for poor tax. A ghetto tax is a thing. It is based on where you live. Poor taxes include ghetto taxes, but there are more, such as late payments because hourly workers are likely paid weekly, or more commonly bi-weekly, and didn't make quite enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdblick (talk • contribs) 15:30, 23 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Examples[edit]

The examples section says:

"Grocery stores in poor neighbourhoods are smaller than in large neighbourhoods"

It nearly seems like a sleight of hand to compare poor neighborhoods with *large* neighborhoods. Shouldn't it be poor vs wealthy areas instead of poor vs large areas? LegendLength (talk) 11:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Transportation[edit]

it's not only about distances
we in poor countries have high customs duties and high local prices for used cars
for instance, importing 7 year or older car to Russia will cost you 5 euro for each cm3 of its engine
and Chile forbids to import used cars with exception of Rapa-Nui and one or two mainland regions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.94.177.68 (talk) 18:18, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness[edit]

Although the concept of Vimes' Theory was introduced in fiction, and Vimes himself is fictional, it is an accurate theory of this phenomenon and comes along with a useful illustrative example of it. I feel this should be mentioned here. Also, " Samuel Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness" and "Vimes' Boots Situation" should redirect here. 2601:642:C481:4640:0:0:0:3561 (talk) 04:28, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 13 August 2022[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 19:42, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ghetto tax → Cost of poverty – "Cost of poverty" seems like the more popular name that is used in sources and in common parlence. PhotographyEdits (talk) 18:42, 13 August 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Favonian (talk) 18:41, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support: Per NGRAMS Mike Cline (talk) 15:43, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support – The article's content seems to exceed the scope of the existing title. Graham (talk) 02:07, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support - a less controversial and more elegant title Red Slash 19:27, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.