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Pope Francis Blames Capitalism for World Hunger, Yet Again

11/03/2021 Mises Wire James Garagnon

Last month on “World Food Day,” Pope Francis yet again graced us with some economic words of wisdom in three tweets, effectively blaming free enterprise and capitalism for the continued existence of...

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Pope Francis Blames Capitalism for World Hunger, Yet Again

11/11/2021 James Garagnon

Francis should note that the move toward freer markets, in India and China especially, resulted in the huge reduction in extreme poverty we have witnessed over the last few decades.

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