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Chile had a decentralized government under Pinochet. Moving to a different region would have not gotten them out of the economic mess they faced. If we did nothing, many more people would be unemployed and the social safety nets would not have been sustainable. Mass unemployment and the problems it would cause is not the fault of people. It's the fault of a bad economy that was sustained by using financial instruments that help to implode the world wide economy.
I am absolutely amazed at how you compare Chile's economy to ours. Are you in school now? There is no comparison in terms of freedoms we have, choices we have, income levels, growth opportunities. It really is a shame how little you know about our country and our economy