When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company to mount an aggressive anti-smoking campaign.

Stefan Molyneux
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is...
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is...
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is...
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is...
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When someone tells you that the government is the only thing that can solve poverty, they’re wrong. The government can’t actually solve poverty. What government can do is cause it. When government grows in size, it creates more poverty.

Understanding this will help you realize that when the economy grows, so does government. All of a sudden, when there are more people in need of assistance, the needs of the needy increase. And when needs increase in size, they require more government assistance in order to be met.

When the economy grows, so does the need for government to help with that growth.

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