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The Difference Between Direct and Indirect Help to the Poor

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The Difference Between Direct and Indirect Help to the Poor
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Walter Block
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There are two very different ways to help the poor. One is beloved of the left, but doesn’t work. The other is favored by the right and is effective alright, but it’s rarely defended on this ground. Let me explain.

Walter Block
Walter Block
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Walter E. Block is Harold E. Wirth Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, College of Business, at Loyola University New Orleans.
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