Over the last two years when much of the world buckled under the weight of the unprecedented economic and public health crises spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, a billionaire was born every 30 hours, about the same rate at which a million could plunge into extreme poverty this year due to skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services. Global charity Oxfam International painted this grotesque picture of “extreme, new levels” of income inequality in its latest
The most crucial of our country’s problems trace their roots back to our dysfunctional economy. Whether it be our political immaturity, pervasive illiteracy, rampant corruption, and cultural flaws, they’re all offspring of our economic woes. Because we’re largely an agricultural economy, solving widespread poverty among our farmers/fisherfolk remains a pivotal solution to our societal problems. The fact that our farmers/fisherfolk, who provide food on our tables, are themselves perennially hungry, is probably the central reason why so much irrationality is happening in our country. There are two big roadblocks preventing our farmers/fisherfolk from becoming prosperous. First, the wealth that they produce are snatched
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