Poverty, Welfare

April 3, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… The way to end poverty is to prohibit government from waging war on poverty. Continue reading →

March 20, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Welfare programs and wealth taxes: the government’s pretense of transferring a little bit of wealth from the rich to the poor is a smokescreen for the massive amount of wealth surreptitiously flowing in the opposite direction. Continue reading →

March 4, 2019 – Lee Friday …… To borrow a sentiment from Ludwig von Mises, we need to rid ourselves of the idea “that the State or the Government is the embodiment of all that is good and beneficial.” Continue reading →

January 12, 2019 – Xavier Underwood …… Success must be measured not by the amount of money we throw at poverty solutions, but by the number of people who are exiting poverty. Continue reading →

May 17, 2018 – Walter Williams …… Before the welfare state, charity embodied both a sense of gratitude on behalf of the recipient and magnanimity on the behalves of donors. There was a sense of civility by the recipients. However, civility and gratitude toward one’s benefactors are no longer required in the welfare state. In fact, one can be arrogant and hostile toward the “donors” (taxpayers). Continue reading →

May 4, 2018 – Barry Brownstein …… The worst poverty is not material poverty, but poverty of soul. Continue reading →