We have tried to declare war on poverty but I think we lost. It seems that the people who designed the war had a lot of compassion but not much wisdom about how people respond to money, rewards and punishments. There is an old saying in Ministry:
If you want more of the same behavior, reward it.
If you want less, punish it.
In the war on poverty we rewarded the behavior that brings Poverty and punished the behavior that brings Prosperity. Then it is called a Death Spiral.
Can you think of any families, cities or nations that have been in a Death Spiral?
List them in your head:
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