What is prosperity and why can it be good?  I believe global prosperity is where all have the basics of life, including food, shelter, education, and healthcare.  We may not—and probably won’t—have everything we want, as that is limitless and basically unattainable.  This ideal state—Heaven on Earth element—is filled with gratitude for our means, rather than…

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I’ve now read two books that say that government cannot solve people’s poverty.  The poverty I am writing about is that of people existing on $2 or less per day; although comparative poverty above that desperate state is also immune to government “solutions.” There is a huge opportunity in learning how to provide useful products…

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Ruthless affordability is part – a big part – of the business solution to poverty.  But the market is so huge – 2.7 billion living on $2 or less.  Apple made dramatic products going after the “high end” market.  If companies go after that low end market with great innovation, persistence, determination and hard work;…

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