Frank wrote on Nov 15
th, 2022 at 12:51pm:
thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 15
th, 2022 at 12:25pm:
Frank wrote on Nov 15
th, 2022 at 7:06am:
Man does not live by bread alone.
But bread (and housing and other essentials) ARE vital...
Your greed-based, fake "freedom", survival of the fittest global economic neoliberalism is responsible for the poverty endured by billions around the globe.
Necessary is not sufficient.
??? The essentials ARE sufficient, to enable living a fulfilling life; you said "man cannot live by bread alone",
and now you are going to claim fake "freedom" - including institutionalized poverty - are vital.
Quote:Western societies are regulated MUCH more than those living in poverty.
But as noted above, poverty is institutionalized in "free" neoliberal economies.
Quote:They also have much greater social cohesion, much better work ethic, support for the weaker and the poorer within and they also provide billions in aid to the poor countries
The rich world takes much more in resources and crippling loans than it gives in aid; eg, $billions in oil profits from the Niger delta enriching Western companies, while local poverty remains entrenched.
Quote:and that are corrupt, wasteful, fractious, divided and and exploit each other mercilessly and live in the mind-forged shackles of their traditional cultures.
Yes, poverty does beget corruption.