tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post820250427706773272..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Unlocking the Power of the PoorRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54650997340673390802018-07-31T11:45:41.398-04:002018-07-31T11:45:41.398-04:00It has seemed to me that a much better use of bloc...It has seemed to me that a much better use of blockchain technology would be to provide "a reliable and easy land ownership register". I wonder if anyone is working on one.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603153065912441315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62455613258258370992018-07-30T22:07:05.068-04:002018-07-30T22:07:05.068-04:00Re: The Lab Manager,
--- Torres is clueless as us...Re: The Lab Manager,<br /><br />--- Torres is clueless as usual.---<br /><br /><br />The Trumpista who denies Comparative Advantage calls me "clueless". That's some chutzpah, Lab. OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42356273829951765462018-07-30T19:53:41.815-04:002018-07-30T19:53:41.815-04:00Torres is clueless as usual. DesertBunny understan...Torres is clueless as usual. DesertBunny understands my comment. Thanks to government, the future is filled with urban primitives especially of the duh-verse variety.The Lab Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314871529571094106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71033940072561699862018-07-30T08:57:37.466-04:002018-07-30T08:57:37.466-04:00They were doing quite well on their own prior to t...They were doing quite well on their own prior to the liberal welfare state that ramped up in the early '60's as Thomas Sowell explains in this article. With the onset of the Great Society poor people esp. poor blacks were effectively relieved of the task of managing their own lives. And from my own experience as a young social worker they were blatantly encouraged to become dependent on DesertBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073629890058475829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52823749911957708072018-07-30T08:13:53.441-04:002018-07-30T08:13:53.441-04:00What's wrong with you? Are you on medication o...What's wrong with you? Are you on medication or something?OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2141320489748448502018-07-29T21:37:57.011-04:002018-07-29T21:37:57.011-04:00The best policy to bring people up from poverty is...The best policy to bring people up from poverty is to respect and protect their property. Hernando de Soto argues that by setting up a reliable and easy land ownwrship register, governments would help the poor get the access to capital they need to set up shops and businesses that can cater to more customers than simply close friends and family. There's so much capital waiting to be unleashedOldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43227402807500512032018-07-29T21:18:09.265-04:002018-07-29T21:18:09.265-04:00Thanks! I needed that!
Thanks! I needed that!<br />Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29964210591013031872018-07-29T21:08:23.533-04:002018-07-29T21:08:23.533-04:00Too bad we can't get the poor people here in t...Too bad we can't get the poor people here in the US to pick up after themselves and not breed bastards they can't afford. The Lab Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314871529571094106noreply@blogger.com