Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ Capitalism Magazine 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/files.php?file= http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5103-the-poverty-hype.html Poverty Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:00:00 +0000 The psychology of victimhood and the politics of envy are powerful political tools and we see them being exploited this political season. 3bab31d9f45508a511962319c7ea2b5a http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5078-income-mobility.html Poverty Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Raising taxes on income reduces incentives to work. Unfortunately, because so many Americans buy into the politics of envy, politicians have a leg up in enacting measures that cripple economic growth. 59fdab1bca492c7900de1473074fdc0c http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5071-that-top-one-percent.html Poverty Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Americans in the top one percent, like Americans in most income brackets, are not there permanently, despite being talked about and written about as if they are an enduring "class" -- especially by those who have overdosed on the magic formula of "race, class and gender," which has replaced thought in many intellectual circles. bc007c9af13e0fb50865986e5f3f81ce http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5067-income-confusion-part-ii.html Poverty Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:00:00 +0000 When most of us look at income statistics, we are not just being numbers junkies. We want to find out something about actual flesh-and-blood human beings -- specifically what their standard of living is like. 77f7e5749f9cfcb07922666807031ac2 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5066-income-confusion-part-i.html Poverty Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:00:00 +0000 One of these wild cards is that most Americans do not stay in the same income brackets throughout their lives. Millions of people move from one bracket to another in just a few years. 81579523eab725d69efd4d23a74507b4 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5056-are-the-poor-getting-poorer.html Poverty Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:00:00 +0000 I think the rich are getting richer, and so are the poor. 278a72fffd35ace2833d636d33238975 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/5005-celebrating-income-inequality.html Poverty Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:00:00 +0000 Income inequality is a desirable part of a free, prosperous society. e3a5cb31fe9cf2a4b33bec6088091c27 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/4940-in-defense-of-income-inequality.html Poverty Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0000 Income inequality, in a free market, represents something good; the campaign against it rests on the egalitarian view that the most able should not be permitted to surpass the least able. 1091e70aa9705e59bae44a5e28a9cded http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/4916-world-poverty.html Poverty Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000 The reason some countries are rich while others are poor is best explained by the amount of economic freedom its' people enjoy and the extent of government control over economic matters. 31de450e8815d8cc5345f0fdc1910499 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/poverty/4893-is-this-any-way-to-help-the-homeless.html Poverty Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:00:00 +0000 The government can close down the church kitchens, but that'll only send the poor to the garbage cans. Is that better? 3c8e8a63aa979558d554562af9f2506b