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Originally Posted by Brian W
Perhaps this needs to be taken to the basics. Throughout recorded history all cultures have had at least 2 classes, the haves and the haves not. No culture has ever found a way around this problem.
Capitalism is the dominant financial system of our world. Capitalism enhances the problem of the haves and have not simply because it demands that approximately 5% of the population be unemployed so as to have a ready work force that can be trained up. (no I am not a communist cause it does not solve the problem either)
None of the worlds religions has ever made the claim that 'our way will eliminate poverty'. Though many of them have made compassionate treatment of the poor one of their core values.
I would suggest to this thread that until compassion for the poor comes to the forefront in all cultures (and that is not likely to happen any time soon) nothing will change.
Brian
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Poverty comes from oppression. Oppression is removed by education which delivers freedom, free will, free enterprise.