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Horwitz: War on Poverty Keeps the Poor Down

Horwitz: War on Poverty Keeps the Poor Down
Tags: Interventionism
Mises Wire Mark Thornton
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Steve Horwitz chimes in on the discussions on poverty and inequality here. He notes that the competitive market is what reduced poverty in the US. It is the War on Poverty that actually prevents the poor from making economic progress. Then he offers three great suggestions for helping the poor out of poverty, including ending the War on Drugs.

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