Tag Archives: Poverty in America

Intelligent Channel-KRON-TV: Alex Cherian: U.S. Senator and Future Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1967

Source: The Daily Journal This video is the exact reason why I wish former U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone was still alive. And had he lived I believe he not only would’ve been reelected to the Senate, but would’ve pushed what … Continue reading

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WEWS-TV News: Dr. Martin Luther King in Cleveland, Ohio (1967)

Source:Free State MD I wanted to write a blog about Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign that he launched in 1967-68. A few years after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 65 respectfully were passed by … Continue reading

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Invest Bliguru: Free to Choose- Milton Friedman: Cradle to Grave-Public Assistance

Source:The FreeState From Cradle to Grave, is referring to how people who were born onto public assistance, raised on public assistance, have kids before they are ready to raise them and live off of public assistance as adults as well, … Continue reading

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Invest Bliguru: Video: Milton Friedman: Free to Choose- From Cradle to Grave

Source:The FreeState When Libertarian professor Milton Friedman made his Free to Choose movie in 1980, he spent one of his chapters on the public assistance system. How we treat people who can’t take care of themselves. Keep in mind, Professor … Continue reading

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Democracy Now: Amy Goodman Interviews Tavis Smiley & Cornell West: The Rich & The Rest of Us

. Source:The FreeState Tavis Smiley who personally I like, but generally don’t agree with, but who’s someone who I respect, hosted a panel discussion that C-Span, thank God for C-Span, broadcasted on MLK Day on Monday. If you guessed Tavis … Continue reading

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Commonsense Capitalism: Video: Milton Friedman: Free to Choose- The Welfare State

Source:The FreeState This video lays out why I’m against the welfare state, especially run by government. Because of the built-in incentives that incentivizes people to go on Welfare Insurance, and not continue to work. Because they can collect more money … Continue reading

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See Black Power: Minister Malcolm X: ‘We Didn’t Land On Plymouth Rock’

Source:FRS FreeState Malcolm X. was clearly not a Saint, or a perfect person and America is not a country of Saints or perfect people. We have good, bad and in between all over the country. Hopefully more good than anything … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Ryan Messmore- Does Advocating Limited Government Mean Abandoning the Poor

Source:The FreeState There has been a lot of talk about deficit reduction. Which has been helpful and something we need to do and looking at our entitlement programs. And other social insurance programs and how we can make savings and … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Public Housing in America

Source:FreeState Now When public housing became part of the LBJ Great Society in the late 1960s, it was created with the best intentions in the world to give low-income people, who otherwise would not have been able to afford a home, a … Continue reading

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Hazeldon Foundation: Ending Homelessness in America

Source:FreeState Now When I think of poverty in America, I think about the worst aspects of poverty for people. First, not being able to afford a house or providing enough food for themselves and their families. I believe if we are going … Continue reading

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