Taking sides
Perhaps we should take Ockham’s razor to much that is written about poverty and how it can be solved.
A simple definition of poverty is not having sufficient means to satisfy one’s basic material needs.
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Hide AdHence, in a money economy such as capitalism, poverty is endemic in the market economic system. Monetary rewards are distributed unequally, like the boss of a leading bank getting £142,000 a week.
Educational opportunities for all, even if made possible, will not effectively change the distribution of income.
Abolishing poverty in capitalism means making a moral choice, namely to say: “Whose side are we on?”
Ellis Thorpe
Old Chapel Walk
Inverurie