Today is Blog Action Day, and the topic is poverty.
I’ll be honest, I’m not impoverished, nor is anyone reading this blog post. So whatever I have to say on the fight against poverty would largely be symbolic. I think it is far more valuable for you to see examples of folks who are actually doing something about poverty, whether in their local communities or around the globe.
Lani Anglin-Rosales shared three examples of folks who may be familiar to my readers who are each participating in the fight against poverty in their own way. . .
If you want to know what you can do to help fight poverty, the three individuals above each provide a wonderful example. The key is that nothing can be done unless you do something. You aren’t going to solve poverty by yourself, but you aren’t going to solve it by reading my blog posts, either. Do what you can, as every dent we can make is significant.
The only thought I will offer about the fight against poverty is this– Socialism and Communism solve the problem of poverty by impoverishing everyone. Government-sanctioned redistribution of wealth will never be a solution. Robin Hood is a great story, until he comes knocking at your door.
Conceptually, we must stop thinking of this as a fight against poverty, and start thinking of this as a crusade to promote wealth and abundance. The latter will naturally lead to the eradication of the former.
