Wealth & Poverty Review | Page 12

^{Caitlin Cory
October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

The Homelessness Crisis is a Drug Addiction Crisis

_{Caitlin Cory
October 18, 2021
Homelessness}

"The word 'homeless' is really a propaganda word designed to trick your brain into thinking that this is a problem of poverty," says Michael Shellenberger. "And progressives have done a real disservice to people suffering from addiction by mis-describing them as people that are somehow suffering from high rents." Read More ›

Silhouette of troubled person head. Concept image of anxiety and negative emotion. Waste paper and head silhouette.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 15, 2021
Homelessness}

Mental Illness and Mass Shootings: Is There A Connection?

_{Caitlin Cory
October 15, 2021
Homelessness}

In asking this question, one must tread carefully. The truth is, there is a connection between untreated, serious mental illness (as distinguished from mental illness) and mass public violence. But instead of allowing that connection to instill fear, it should inspire compassion toward those suffering a serious mental illness and a sense of urgency to provide them with proper treatment. Read More ›

^{Gale Pooley
October 15, 2021
Growth}

More Interesting Thoughts About Time Prices

_{Gale Pooley
October 15, 2021
Growth}

Time prices offer a number of useful tools to provide additional perspectives on changes in abundance over time. Thinking in time can make much more sense than thinking in money. Read More ›

^{George Gilder
October 14, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Life After Capitalism

_{George Gilder
October 14, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Anyone determined to provide a “new economics” must haul a heavy burden of proof up a steep slope of professional resistance. At the summits of academic prestige, economics presents a Delphic façade of math and marble. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
October 12, 2021
Homelessness}

More Than Economics: Complex Stories of Homelessness

_{Caitlin Cory
October 12, 2021
Homelessness}

A roof and four walls are necessary but not sufficient for safety, health, and overall well-being. The various paths that lead to homelessness – mental illness, addiction, social isolation – often require far more than shelter to restore a person to a thriving existence. Read More ›

Depressed woman sitting on a chair in dark room at home. Lonly , sad, emotion concept.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 11, 2021
Homelessness}

How Treatment Can Change Everything for the Mentally Ill Homeless

_{Caitlin Cory
October 11, 2021
Homelessness}

Take the story of Bethany Yeiser. Yeiser's mental state began to deteriorate in college. In her senior year, she dropped out and spent the next four years homeless, suffering many delusions as a result of undiagnosed schizophrenia. She received medical treatment and has been in recovery for fourteen years. Read More ›

Three smartphones close-up on a white background.

^{Gale Pooley
October 6, 2021
Growth}

Apple Created $103 Trillion in Consumer Value

_{Gale Pooley
October 6, 2021
Growth}

ale University economist and co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics, William Nordhaus, estimated that producers capture around 2.2 percent of the benefits of technological advances. That would leave 97.8 percent of those benefits to the consumers of those products. Read More ›

man businessman in suit taking notes, bills of dollars in his pocket as a bribe. the concept of corruption and bribery

^{Caitlin Cory
October 5, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

Homelessness: A Profitable Business

_{Caitlin Cory
October 5, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

One of New York City's largest homeless shelter providers has turned sheltering the homeless into a lucrative business for himself, reaping more than $1 million a year in profits. Worse: It's all funded by taxpayers. Read More ›

Two police officers arrest and handcuff homeless woman in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California.

^{Caitlin Cory
October 4, 2021
Homelessness}

How Leftist Prosecutors Contributed To 2020’s Massive Crime Spike

_{Caitlin Cory
October 4, 2021
Homelessness}

The number of homicides in the United States increased around 30 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported last week, along with a 5.6 percent increase in violent crime in the same period. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
October 1, 2021
Free Enterprise}

Prescription Drugs Should Be Almost Free, And Actually, They Already Are

_{Nathan Lewis
October 1, 2021
Free Enterprise}

For a long time, people have been debating drug prices in the United States. This is stupid. Today, about 90% of all prescriptions are for generic drugs. Probably, the percentage should be higher than this (it is 97% in China). Generic prescription drugs should be like Tylenol — almost free. Actually, they already are almost free. Read More ›