Ending World Poverty

[lg325]

Education, general education, Trade education, life skills. business skills
Good Health, Physical, mental, spiritual.
Access to Capital and the freedom to use these things without constraints will lift the majority of the poor out of poverty.

 

[frigidweirdo]

And guess what. It isn't done by giving the wealthy huge tax breaks. I was reading on FB that in the past 10 years the wealth of the top 1% went up by around 34 trillion. Who knows how much they had before then. But 34 trillion is enough to end poverty annually around the world 22 times over! What do you think of that! And here in the U.S. they want to cut food stamps and Medicaid. (Among many other things) How utterly pathetic. How incredibly EVIL!

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Oxfam International
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New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks | Oxfam International

This is the wealth of the top 1% that we know about. Putin and Xi's wealth is unknown.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

And guess what. It isn't done by giving the wealthy huge tax breaks. I was reading on FB that in the past 10 years the wealth of the top 1% went up by around 34 trillion. Who knows how much they had before then. But 34 trillion is enough to end poverty annually around the world 22 times over! What do you think of that! And here in the U.S. they want to cut food stamps and Medicaid. (Among many other things) How utterly pathetic. How incredibly EVIL!

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oxfam.org › en › press-releases › new-wealth-top-1-surges-over-339-trillion-2015-enough-end-poverty-22-times-over
New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks | Oxfam International

The US has spent over 20 trillion on "The War On Poverty" why do we still have poor people in this country ? We are now spending over a trillion a year on welfare programs.

According to the numbers in your post we shouldn't have any poor people. I going to go out on a limb and say that your numbers where pulled directly from someones fourth point of contact.

The War on Poverty After 50 Years

This week, the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release its annual poverty report. The report will be notable because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. In his January 1964 State of the Union address, Johnson proclaimed, “This...

www.heritage.org

 

[Dekster]

That is true to some degree. For instance, if all the people in India were to start living the kind of life that we do here in the U.S., the world couldn't handle the added pollution it would cause. But there is much that could still be done to make them far less poor than they are. It may not be up to U.S. standards, but it would be a hell of a lot better standards than they are living in right now. As for myself, I would love to be able to afford some junker car to go to the store with. Because taking a bus sucks, bad!

I suppose that also is a factor of where you live. Cars of any sort would be a PITA in NYC because parking is so expensive and rare. Where I live, cars are kind of a necessity because public transit is pathetic unless you are a senior or have medical issues and can get door to door service (The city has a short bus with wheelchair lifts that those types can schedule door to door service for a few bucks each way) and I think some of the insurances cover local medical transports by van. Plus my wife works more than an hour by car simply because she would rather work at a quality hospital than the pathetic one we have in my city.

 

[sparky]

I'm not about to go down 'eat the rich' avenue because the disparity isn't their fault , and if you want another bastille day aim the guillotine towards those that created it, not those taking advantage of it......~S~

 

[initforme]

Hey kid, here's something to ponder. Perhaps the poorest countries in the world should stop having the MOST BABIES in the world.

Our birthrate here continues to slowly decline. Perhaps a positive? If it continues for the next 20 years or so imagine how corporations are going to complain they cant find workers.

 

[Dragonlady]

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How to prove you're stupid without using the words.

There is a direct line between extreme poverty and extreme wealth. When all of the money goes to the top 10%, there is nothing left for those at the bottom.

Proving once again that common sense is endangered in Trump's America.

 

[Highlight]

You could give a number of people a million dollars and they would be broke within a month. They would spend it like it was water. You will never end poverty no matter how much you spend on it.

Bullshit.

 

[Highlight]

Okay, so what should be done?

Name five steps that ordinary Americans can take to reduce world poverty.

1. Vote Socialist.
2. Ordinary Americans are powerless.

 

[Highlight]

Education, general education, Trade education, life skills. business skills
Good Health, Physical, mental, spiritual.
Access to Capital and the freedom to use these things without constraints will lift the majority of the poor out of poverty.

I agree with all except "spiritual." God doesn't exist.

 

[Highlight]

This is the wealth of the top 1% that we know about. Putin and Xi's wealth is unknown.

You are right. But when it gets right down to it, how can anybody know how much wealth the top 1% has. It isn't in their best interest to tell anybody. The wealthy are VERY good at hiding their wealth. Such as through phony overseas companies.

 

[Highlight]

This is the wealth of the top 1% that we know about. Putin and Xi's wealth is unknown.

You are right. But when it gets right down to it, how can anybody know how much wealth the top 1% has. It isn't in their best interest to tell anybody. The wealthy are VERY good at hiding their wealth. Such as through phony overseas companies.

The US has spent over 20 trillion on "The War On Poverty" why do we still have poor people in this country ? We are now spending over a trillion a year on welfare programs.

According to the numbers in your post we shouldn't have any poor people. I going to go out on a limb and say that your numbers where pulled directly from someones fourth point of contact.

The War on Poverty After 50 Years

This week, the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release its annual poverty report. The report will be notable because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. In his January 1964 State of the Union address, Johnson proclaimed, “This...

www.heritage.org

From what I found in looking it up, since president Johnson's war on poverty, the U.S. has spent around 15 trillion combating it. And we now spend around 800 billion to a trillion a year combating it. According to what my original thread stated, which I still think is factual, something does seem to be amiss. Maybe most of the money disappears into bureaucracy. Which can't be all that bad. Because bureaucrats pay taxes. Also, there is the example of one time the U.S. paying $10,000 dollars for a toilet seat lid for one of their aircraft.

Despite all that, I think spending money on safety net programs is a good thing. And beyond that, actually giving people employment. The U.S. could, for example, create a car company that made cars that could easily last 200 years. Imagine any privately run car company trying to compete with that. These days, many products are made with planned obsolescence in mind. So that people will keep buying their products. Most of our economic system is based on waste. But getting back to employment, what we need is FDR's Second Economic Bill Of Rights. Too bad he died before he could see it implemented.

 

[gipper]

Education, general education, Trade education, life skills. business skills
Good Health, Physical, mental, spiritual.
Access to Capital and the freedom to use these things without constraints will lift the majority of the poor out of poverty.

Agreed. The problem is our criminal government has no interest in doing any of that for most Americans.

 

[westwall]

1. Vote Socialist.
2. Ordinary Americans are powerless.

Socialism, a theology so great you have to murder millions to enforce it.

No thanks.

 

[gipper]

1. Vote Socialist.
2. Ordinary Americans are powerless.

No. Voting is meaningless and supports the corrupt system.

 

[Highlight]

Socialism, a theology so great you have to murder millions to enforce it.

No thanks.

Just because it was that way in Russia and China doesn't mean it would be that way here. Another point is that other developed countries are WAY more socialist than we are. And they are doing just fine. On that point, a "thing" like you will no doubt love what the meme I am about to show you says.

 

[Anathema]

It is not the job of the government to end poverty or to provide any good or service surectmy to any individual or group.

Nor is it the necessity of any individual to provide for anyone other than thenselves

 

[Highlight]

No. Voting is meaningless and supports the corrupt system.

What you say is true to some extant. But what other choice do we have? Though there is one thing we can do, in the 2026 mid term elections, vote democrat and kick most of the republicans out of office. That way, impeachment proceedings can be brought up against Trump and pass both houses. Trump will then be gone. (And possibly, Vance too) That would leave Trump open to being convicted of the crimes he has committed. And before the next federal election, he will be in prison. Where he belongs. Though it would probably be one of those cushy prisons that they have for the wealthy or those guilty of white collar crimes. But still, it would be better than nothing.

 

[Highlight]

It is not the job of the government to end poverty or to provide any good or service surectmy to any individual or group.

Nor is it the necessity of any individual to provide for anyone other than thenselves

It should be the whole point behind any government to first and foremost see to the living conditions of its citizens. Also, lately it seems to be the job of the government to enrich the wealthy. I say **** THAT! Here is another point. It is what one of the things it says in the Preamble of the Constitution. Or in other words, the whole ******* point of it. It says, "promote the general Welfare,"

 

[gipper]

What you say is true to some extant. But what other choice do we have? Though there is one thing we can do, in the 2026 mid term elections, vote democrat and kick most of the republicans out of office. That way, impeachment proceedings can be brought up against Trump and pass both houses. Trump will then be gone. (And possibly, Vance too) That would leave Trump open to being convicted of the crimes he has committed. And before the next federal election, he will be in prison. Where he belongs. Though it would probably be one of those cushy prisons that they have for the wealthy or those guilty of white collar crimes. But still, it would be better than nothing.

No. The choice is not supporting a corrupt system. Voting clearly does nothing. Voting is something, but it hasn’t changed anything in a long time. Thinking it will this time is foolish.