Comments on: Quantifying World Poverty http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/quantifying_world_poverty/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:10:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: DL http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/quantifying_world_poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-510939 DL Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:12:34 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=25065#comment-510939 Excellent viewpoints expressed. Much of the problem with poverty isn't about money but about politics. Charity institutionalized is a questionable solution. Not easy problems and even more difficult answers. The good news is that here in the USA we haven't heard much about that old bugaboo - "the poverty gap" which is often reduced to whether you drive a Chevy or a BMW. Thanks to capitalism. Excellent viewpoints expressed. Much of the problem with poverty isn't about money but about politics. Charity institutionalized is a questionable solution. Not easy problems and even more difficult answers.

The good news is that here in the USA we haven't heard much about that old bugaboo - "the poverty gap" which is often reduced to whether you drive a Chevy or a BMW. Thanks to capitalism.

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