Wealth cannot be exported production must rise, not aid
The author argues wealth grows from domestic effort, not international wage floors. He recalls postwar Germany’s recovery, weighs ILO ideas, and contends prosperity returns when people work hard, not through global minimum wage schemes or charity alone. Returns to the idea that wealth must be produced locally.
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World poverty debate and global social security costs
The discussion examines stripping down to a Canadian style social security level for all poor globally. Lemieux estimates a $70 trillion price tag, equal to 64 times Canada’s GDP, funded by rich nations but finds global income alone cannot erase poverty due to price levels and purchasing power.
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Ethiopia
Haiti
Afghanistan
Thailand
China
South Korea
Singapore
Hbeyer
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