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Michael Hancock's Undercurrent's avatar

Dr. K.,

This has to be the most hard hitting and morally compelling case I’ve ever read addressing the issue of how to actually solve poverty. It demands that we ask the hard question: what creates prosperity in the first place? And the comparison of poverty to darkness, not as something caused, but as something that exists in the absence of light (or in this case, wealth creation), is simply brilliant.

What struck me most is the defense of freedom as the greatest ally of the poor. Too often, we hear cries for justice divorced from the very conditions that make human flourishing possible.

Your piece cuts to the core and reminds us that dignity doesn’t come from handouts. It comes from empowerment, opportunity, and the right to keep the fruit of one’s labor.

I pray that many people read this and take action such that we might finally start shifting the conversation from tolerating poverty to ending it.

Thank you!

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Dave Walden's avatar

At the root of "prosperity" is liberty. Leaving each of us alone to live our lives as we pursue whatever represents our particular "happiness."

All that remains is what is termed "rule of law," properly upheld property rights, and market-derived money and credit.

The growing wealth then unfolds naturally and universally!

Great article.

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