Surging Wealth Inequality Is Poverty’s Greatest Enemy
The rich get rich by virtue of making what's dear rather cheap, thus helping the poor the most.
Poverty
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The Cure for Poverty
[ Chapter 20 of The Conquest of Poverty , 1996.] The theme of this book is the conquest of poverty, not its “abolition.” Poverty can be alleviated or reduced, and in the Western world in the last two centuries it has been almost miraculously...
No, Dollar Stores Don’t Create Poverty
Dollar stores are hardly the starvation-producing hellholes that the critics claim them to be. They serve their customer base well, but it is not a customer base of elite journalists and politicians.
“Equality of Opportunity” Is Overrated
While efforts to mandate "equality of outcome" are rightly derided, "equality of opportunity" is wrongly held up as essential. But even when we face unequal opportunities, the marketplace can still make us all better off.
The Poor Laws of England
The Poor Law Amendment of 1834 attempted to address the problem of runaway costs and abuses of the system. With mixed results.
3 Problems with How the Media Looks at Inequality
The public debate of inequality is a muddle of bad assumptions and a disregard for how global poverty has plummeted — thanks to markets — in recent decades.
The Buffoons at Oxfam Believe it’s Better to be Poor in Afghanistan than Singapore
The last thing the left wants is for people to understand that poor nations only become rich nations with free markets and small government.
The Cure for Homelessness
Two root causes of homelessness — zoning and minimum-wage laws — are warmly and enthusiastically embraced by both the left and the right and ardently opposed by libertarians.
Government Counterfeiting — Not Capitalism — Squeezes Family Budgets
In a world of rampant central bank intervention and endless government regulation, some are still claiming we live in a world of "hypercapitalism."
Governments Have Destroyed Housing Affordability in Many Places — But Some Refuges Remain
Although they're not stylish places according to wealthy coastal elites, many metro areas in the United States still contain a lot of affordable housing.
