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Republicans and Their Faulty Moral Arithmetic

Nov 18th, 2023

The percentage of people living on a dollar a day or less has fallen 80% since 1970.

This is not a result of government manna or philanthropy, but rather global free trade, property rights, the rule of law, and entrepreneurship. Republicans need to explain that free enterprise and capitalism created these benefits, not central planning, big government, or government largess.                            http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324338604578326350052940798.html?KEYWORDS=Brooks