Poverty is the natural‚ initial state. Society wasn’t just born into affluence; it had to be created. The city of San Antonio’s Status on Poverty Report was released recently‚ and the response was predictable. “I just want . . . some sort of an action plan.” Council should “better direct” taxpayer dollars “toward helping all San Antonians thrive.” If officials had a decent grasp of history‚ they’d know the likely outcomes from such efforts: more of the same. Poverty is the natural‚ initial state. Society wasn’t just born into affluence; it had to be created. As new Argentine president Javier Milei reminded attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos‚ Switzerland‚ last month‚ humans trudged along for hundreds of years at little more than subsistence level. Then‚ at the elbow of the classic hockey stick graph he cited‚ economic growth started skyrocketing. A few things coincided with that. The Industrial Revolution and the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations were two. If the only achievement of that book was promoting the virtues of specialization‚ it would have been enough.Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off&;#33; See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE&;#33; Another thing happened the same year that Mr. Smith’s book was published: the United States was born. When a society prioritizes simplicity in government‚ citizens are freer. When they’re freer‚ they produce and trade more. That is what immigrants found when they came here. Fast forward a couple centuries. Poverty was in a free fall after the dust had settled from World War II. We had learned the lesson from protectionist measures like the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was formed‚ and trade barriers started falling. Bretton-Woods fixed numerous currencies to the dollar‚ which itself was pegged to gold. This stable measure of value enabled more certainty in investment‚ which is the driver of prosperity. President Dwight D. Eisenhower determined to keep the federal budget balanced‚ which emboldened John F. Kennedy to cut marginal tax rates. Then Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty‚ and the free fall stopped. Financial hardship can be a complicated circumstance for an individual: job loss‚ divorce‚ death of the primary earner‚ substance abuse‚ mental health issues‚ etc. Emerging from it can be a challenge. There is one easy way for the community to help: stop government from making it worse. Just like the real world‚ government is no doubt populated by people with good intentions. But the programs set up by elected representatives‚ by and large‚ do not help. When you subsidize something‚ you get more of it. To compound matters‚ some people profit off poverty. According to civil rights activist Robert Woodson‚ $0.70 of every taxpayer dollar spent in an effort to alleviate poverty goes to those who administer it. That includes the folks we see on TV whipping up a fury and tugging at heart strings. Since you don’t ascend to such a position without some smarts‚ these grievance hustlers must have an inkling of the damage done on the front end that makes this apparatus possible: taking from citizens with the tax bill. The levies imposed on income‚ savings‚ investment‚ and our homes are particularly counterproductive. When you tax savings‚ you get less investment and subsequently less job creation. Taxing labor gets you less savings. And as if the costs of owning a home are not high enough‚ property taxes put homeowners one step closer to downgrading to a less safe area‚ further away from family‚ or worse. Putting jobs and shelter further out of reach inevitably pushes people closer to destitution. However‚ when politicians try to “move the needle‚” it reliably fails. Look no further than Alamo’s Ready to Work program. With roughly $163 million in tax revenues‚ and $61 million spent‚ more than five hundred people have been “placed in a quality job.” That’s more expensive per graduate than college these days‚ and that’s saying something&;#33; No government employee or bureaucracy can pretend to know about an individual/family’s plight. The solution to poverty on their end is very simple: stop making things worse. Learn Why The Globalists Are Killing Their Own Monetary System

Australia's government &;quot;ordered&;quot; Facebook and X to remove shocking video from public access within 24 hours on the grounds that it will &;quot;make people emotional&;quot; and &;quot;cause disharmony.&;quot; Parishioners and live stream audience members for the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney‚ Australia were enjoying a sermon by popular conservative Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel when a young male Muslim assailant entered the church and stabbed him repeatedly with a knife.  The live stream clip was immediately shared far and wide on social media with X and Facebook being the easiest sites to view the video. Bishop Mari Mari Emanuel stabbed by a muslim shouting &;quot;allah akbar&;quot; in Sydney apparently for previously stating that following mohammed or any religion other than Christianity will send you to hell which is the truth. Islam teaches the extermination of all non muslims. Evil lie. pic.twitter.com/4qjpGLm8jX— Lincoln Russ (@LincolnTDRuss) April 15‚ 2024 Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is a leader of the Assyrian Orthodox sect who has a global following. He has expressed stalwart conservative views on Islam‚ the LGBT community‚ and was vocal in his sermons against lockdowns and vaccinations during COVID-19.  Four other member of the church were injured while subduing the attacker; the young man also reportedly cut off some of his own fingers during the struggle.  The Australia government through their “E-Safety Commissioner” has voiced concerns over the spread of the clip and has “ordered” Facebook and X to remove if from public access within 24 hours on the grounds that it will “make people emotional” and “cause disharmony.”  How much power Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner actually has to follow through on her threats remains to be seen.  Australia has issued formal notices to Facebook and X‚ ordering them to remove the vision of the teenager stabbing the Bishop within 24 hours. The demand is from the E-Safety Commissioner who has voiced grave concerns about recent online content that once seen can't be unseen. pic.twitter.com/s2G3L8SGmKWinter Sun Plus is NOW 25% off&;#33; Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula&;#33;— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) April 16‚ 2024 The identity of the attacker has yet to be revealed by authorities‚ but he is allegedly 16-years old and was recorded smiling after stabbing the Bishop while praising Allah.  Once again‚ westerners have been treated to a lesson in cultural diversity.  The smirking face of the man who stabbed a bishop several times in Sydney whilst shouting Allahu Akbar. Pure evil. https://t.co/a8lUA4gKyS— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) April 15‚ 2024 The motivation behind Australia’s effort to have the event removed from social media is blatantly transparent.  If the attack involved anyone other than a Muslim it is unlikely they would have an interest in censoring the video.  However‚ such horrifying incidents involving potential migrants create growing opposition to the open border policies of western progressive governments.  So‚ rather than addressing the root of the problem (mutually exclusive cultures)‚ officials have decided it’s better to hide it instead.   Public outcry over the attack has led to protests in the streets of Sydney with many Australians becoming angry and tired of the special protections allotted to people with the “right beliefs” and ethnic background.  To their credit‚ the Sidney police have labeled the stabbing a terrorist attack with adequate evidence of religious motivation.  This‚ though‚ does not help if the attack is simply allowed to fade into the background until the next time the third world decides to force itself onto the western public. 

WWIII could be on the horizon An organization affiliated with the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran revealed that Iranian General Mohammad Reza Zahedi was reportedly killed by an Israeli airstrike on April 1‚ 2024. This airstrike played a key role in the attack on Israel by Iran with a barrage of drones and missiles that served as a warning. Don’t miss:

by Paul Craig Roberts‚ Paul Craig Roberts: In Part 1 ( https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2024/04/11/the-great-dispossession/ )‚ I reported that we already do not own anything. The immediate response from readers is: what can we do to avoid dispossession&;#63; Offhand‚ the answer might appear to be debt-free property and gold and silver in personal possession. However‚ if the goal is that […]

from WND: ‘A blueprint for thought control‚ cloaked in the language of public safety’ A spokesman for the Denver Republican Woman organization is warning that a new plan in the Democrat-run state legislature in Colorado is dangerous to a free society. Because it would end up in speech controls not heard of since … “1984.” […]

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by Craig Hemke‚ Sprott Money: About a decade ago‚ the organization Wikileaks unearthed and released a very interesting memo from December of 1974. Given the counter-intuitive price action of last Friday‚ I thought it might be instructive to review again what Wikileaks found. First let’s review the timing of the memo. As you can see […]