Friday, November 15, 2013

A way to end poverty.

Not so sure that I want a free market economy. Rather let’s take more and more from the rich and give to the poor.  Of course, that won’t sit too well with the rich. Boils down to an issue of morality. What’s right? What’s wrong? Maybe everyone should have a guaranteed sustainable income. So that nobody is poor or impoverished. This can be achieved by redistribution of a nation’s wealth. Switzerland is thinking about it. A plan for the government to give every Swiss citizen a monthly stipend. Which would allow them to live comfortably. Even without having to work. Canada has experimented with such an approach. In a small town. In Manitoba.  With interesting (and positive) results. Anyway, it’s a concept that fascinates me. Maybe it’s the wave of the future.  A way to truly end poverty. –Jim Broede

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