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By: Reality

Reality — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:09:07 +0000

Elizabeth, you might find it useful to read the article, as Mr. Johnson provides many examples of the government cutting off choices which that would let the poor live better.

Not far into the article, the article asserts that “the one thing that the government and its managerial aid workers will never do is just get out of the way and let poor people do the things that poor people naturally do, and always have done, to scratch by.”

A recent New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/us/los-angeles-cracking-down-on-street-vendors.html) describes Los Angeles’ efforts to crack down on exactly this sort of spontaneous commerce. Rather than encouraging this fledgling economy, the city of Los Angeles is fighting hard to shackle it.

Can you explain how LA’s actions are helping the entrepreneurial poor?

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By: Elizabeth Faraone

Elizabeth Faraone — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:40:53 +0000

There is nothing wrong with the government stepping in to end poverty. Government programs and charitable organizations do not do enough to help those who are poor. Poverty is not to be blamed on those who are experiencing it. Greed and cruelty is what creates poverty. This writer perverts the truth and does not truly understand the origins of poverty.

By: kenny clifton

kenny clifton — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:37:49 +0000

The ones that disagree with what this article is saying obviosly are not poor

By: usedtobesupermom

usedtobesupermom — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:42:56 +0000

Obviously none here is disabled. None here is or has actually been poor. None here has never been forced to live in “ghettos”- I’d rather say poor areas of town in my case-
POOR PEOPLE aren’t POOR BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE TO BE-& DISABLED DON’T CHOOSE THAT EITHER!
We have 300,000 HOMELESS veterans in this country! They came home from fighting a war that was NOT to protect the country- BUT INSTEAD FOR THE PROFITS OF VERY FEW!

Many RICH people in this country are rich -not for what they invented, created or anything else TO BENEFIT MANKIND- some inherited it- many others especially today GOT RICH FROM FRAUD, EXPLOITATION, THEFT of OTHER countries resources-& more.

If CHARITIES could eliminate poverty- it NEVER HAS- why hasn’t it EVER?

I do AGREE that social programs as they are don’t help for the MOST PART- get people out of poverty! One reason is because that for EVERY DOLLAR ONE EARNS- $1 is taken away!
As far as jobs & education are concerned- FIRST THERE HAS to BE JOBS! If college is the answer- why are there so many COLLEGE GRADUATES UNEMPLOYED???? Even those with ADVANCED DEGREES!

Believe it or not SOME POOR & DISABLED HAVE HIGH I.Q.’S- some over 140!!! Probably higher than the author of this article & most everyone who commented here.

As for building codes- I live in CA. EARTHQUAKES I’ve seen almost an entire city leveled-from the Whittier Narrows earthquake- 5.8-5.9 on the Richter scale- homes that were built before building codes! I will say that there are OTHER WAYS to build that may be even safer- maybe there shouldn’t be ONLY 1 way to build- especially if it can be proven- that the structure is safe.

Some government programs do work- can work- it’s when they are so RIGID they don’t work!

Letting poor people scratch by—- usually ends in jail/prison time!
Unlike when the VERY WEALTHY commit crimes who don’t! Believe me it’s the VERY WEALTHY WHO BRING THE ILLEGAL DRUGS INTO THE COUNTRY- for the poor to sell-IT IS THE WEALTHY THAT DESTROY THE ENVIRONMENT- the poor don’t have the money or the means to do so! It’s the poor who fight the wars that the RICH PROFIT FROM!!!