Wealth & Poverty Review | Page 13

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 ›

Homeless in San Francisco sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic

^{Caitlin Cory
September 28, 2021
Homelessness}

Homelessness: The Mental Illness Thread

_{Caitlin Cory
September 28, 2021
Homelessness}

In the middle of the National Mall at 5:45 this morning, a man shouted at no one in particular. Dressed in pajama pants, a T-shirt, and supported by a cane, he waved around a flashlight and occasionally struck his cane on the ground, all the while belting out a disruptive sing-song melody. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
September 27, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

The Problem With “Housing First” According to Baum and Burnes

_{Caitlin Cory
September 27, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

In 1993, A Nation in Denial: The Truth About Homelessness by Alice S. Baum and Donald W. Burnes was published. Though the statistics are now nearly 30 years out of date, the insights into homelessness remain relevant. Read More ›

A homeless man in making a fire from rubbish to keep warm image in landscape format with copy space

^{Caitlin Cory
September 21, 2021
Homelessness}

Explosion in Ballard: The Fire Hazard of Homeless Encampments

_{Caitlin Cory
September 21, 2021
Homelessness}

Earlier this summer, two people were found deceased in Seattle after firefighters extinguished 50-foot flames consuming a structure of pallets and tarps within a homeless camp. KOMO News reports that "there have been more than 890 encampment fires reported in Seattle just this year – a record jump." Read More ›

Sunset view of airplane on airport runway under dramatic sky in Hobart,Tasmania, Australia. Aviation technology and world travel concept.

^{Gale Pooley
September 21, 2021
Inflation}

Air Travel Safety Soars

_{Gale Pooley
September 21, 2021
Inflation}

How do we get cheaper and safer flights at the same time? Because we learn more from every flight. More passengers means more knowledge and more knowledge means more safety. Wealth is knowledge and we’re discovering and creating knowledge at faster and faster rates. Read More ›

A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

^{Caitlin Cory
September 20, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

New Documentary Sheds Light on LA Homelessness Crisis

_{Caitlin Cory
September 20, 2021
Homelessness, Housing}

Reason Magazine released a compelling half-hour documentary this summer on the dire homelessness situation in Los Angeles, highlighting government incompetence and fiscal waste. Read More ›

Tax season with wooden alphabet blocks, calculator, pen on 1040 tax form backgrounda

^{Nathan Lewis
September 15, 2021
Taxes}

We Are Going To Have A Much Smaller Federal Government

_{Nathan Lewis
September 15, 2021
Taxes}

The original Federal government of the Constitution was framed on the principle of a limited government of “Enumerated Powers.” In other words, it would handle a short and definite list of responsibilities. All other functions of government would be the responsibilities of the States. Read More ›

DNA molecule in glass tube in hand of scientist

^{Gale Pooley
September 13, 2021
Growth}

The Fastest Learning Curve in History

_{Gale Pooley
September 13, 2021
Growth}

In 1990 a goal was set to map the entire three-billion-letter human genome. The U.S. government spent $3.8 billion to fund the project in general with a fraction going towards the human genome sequencing. Read More ›