All through human history, the natural state of the vast majority of people has been bare subsistence, or poverty. So our biggest concern, the most pressing question, should be: how did some cultures manage to raise their average material standard of living to a measure of comparative wealth?
A single feature correlates to cultures that rise out of poverty - it's economic freedom. This photo of the Korean peninsula shows visually the economic difference between the oppressed north and the south:
photo: nationalgeographic.com
South Korea has general economic freedom. But North Korea, a command economy, is controlled by a dictator. North Koreans as a people group are too poor to afford energy to light up their country at night.
The video of Jay Richards in yesterday's post is so good - go back to yesterday and watch it if you haven't yet! He uses a beautiful story to demonstrate freedom in the marketplace - it results in more satisfaction, more happiness, more wealth, for everyone.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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