America and nations around the world claim they want to help the poor, and in most cases really intend to. There is some disagreement with how that can happen.
Enormous sums of money are directed to that end. Food stamps and many helping programs are available from U.S. levels of government, including social workers who help guide folks through the system.
But the programs which work best - and accomplish the most help to the poor - operate in "rich" countries where a lot of "wealth" exists to (as they say) "spread around." Entitlement programs do not stand alone.
Thomas Sowell, one of our most admired intellectuals, understands this. He gets what makes a society richer:
"Would you like to see more things become more affordable to more people? Then figure out more efficient ways of producing things or more efficient ways of getting those things from the producers to the consumers at a lower cost."
from Carpe Diem
(cont'd tomorrow)
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