Digging into the text of Agenda 2030, at first it sounds like some lofty but admirable goals.
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life on Land
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Partnerships for the Goals
The IMF and Big Government Team Up To Make Poverty
What we have seen though is, the more centralized decisions are, the worse things get. In the case of poverty, the lock downs in 2020 gave us more poverty. The government in Holland trying to reduce carbon-dioxide and nitrogen use, and forcing farmers out of business. While in Canada dairy farmers are forced to dump excess milk down the drain. The gene therapy shots have threatened the very viability of our species.
I don't know what to think about trade unions. They make small business more difficult or impossible with their demands but at the same time they make working for a living at level where you can raise children viable. So, I'll leave the issue alone here. Certainly, unions centralize bargaining of wages to a smaller group of individuals.
In Argentina, because of an alleged virus which has never been isolated or proven to be connected to the disease, stores were forced to shutdown, and people were only allowed to leave to 'exercise' or 'go shopping'. Early on people were forced to wait outside of the stores in line and in the cold, instead of waiting in line inside the stores. Children lost full years of academic muscle memory learning and some just could not perform well academically with remote classes. Corner stores shutdown and new ones opened up. Stores shutdown because they were not selling "essentials" and most people stopped having parties. But many groups of people, including enforcers of the no-party policy in government held parties anyway.
According to a police officier interviewed, more people were on the streets walking about. This might be because of people who were suddenly no longer employed just looking for work.
It came out last year, that the IMF made it a loan condition to implement the lock-down policies in order for the them to renew their loans.
What do you think? Has your government reduced or increased poverty in the last four years? What other movements, or projects impacted the poverty in your neighborhood? What do you think could reduce poverty?
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Reducing Poverty By Spending At Local Stores
Rather than always going to the supermarket. I make the effort, pay more and buy at the local shop down the street. The food is fresher, the lines are shorterand I even know the people there. If you end up with fewer places to shop because too many people were stingy, then you'll get higher prices and not everything you want will be available to you.
People are far more economically better off when they have freedom. Isn't that right? So anything you can learn to add freedom will inevitably lower poverty. Solutions Watch is an interesting series to watch.
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