Ever wondered what we can do about poverty?
Well Dr. Walter Williams provides some food for thought.
He tells us:
"Academics, politicians, clerics and others always seem perplexed by the question; why is there poverty? Answers usually range from allegations of exploitation and selfishness to slavery and colonialism and other forms of less than moral behavior…"
Read the entire essay by clicking here…
I read the speech given to the Chamber on the N.I. site, and agreed with his premise.
The same trend of thought could go deeper, but would not be popular.
Government however, the political side, cannot do much about its own interference in private commerce or trade.
Why?
Because the sector that interferes the most is the public sector, the only sector as yet unaffected by the current global situation.
THey still get paid, “run the show” implement their own arbitrary “policies” often contrary to law, cannot be fired, and have no incentive to perform or provide the service that the public has a right to, by way of payment. (through taxation)
It was amazing to me that our politicos, never before willing to concede defeat of admit to wrongs or powerlessness, did so most hastily in the face of recent global events.
The abdication was almost complete, other than the local bailouts of fuel surcharges and mortgage promises.(??)
Yet there is so much that can be done, on a local scale to solve the problems that we own, and that pre-existed.
There is no political recognition of the doable.
Waffle on….