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[kandrathe]

And I agreed with Deebye's point. But your explanation has shown that the system we are running today doesn't work. People's hearts are not good enough to end poverty.

Based on what evidence? That poverty still exists? But, then I would estimate that the hearts of communist central planners are not good enough either.

On a single country level it works fine in some western European countries, but on an international level it doesn't.

There are no international laws that require nations to donate to each other. It is only accomplished through political pressure, embarrassment, or self-interest. It seems to me to be quixotic in the extreme to suggest that we endeavor for a communist world government to see if it might work. I can easily imagine a Stalinist world wide regime, and much, much worse.

Also, when comparing Denmark to Kenya, should we measure "poverty" the same way? Even within the US, in relative terms the prices of similar family homes vary by hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on where they are located (i.e. proximity to large cities and employment). For the Maasai, from poverty to wealthy may be a few cows.

Again, I am not saying that I know how to solve all the problems but I am saying that it is premature and arrogant to think capitalism is the answer to all our questions.

No one is saying that capitalism is the ONE answer.

Clearly, no economic model is going to change the hearts of people. I'm advocating systems where we have the freedom to choose.