As the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Richer

Daniel Hannan, member of the European Parliament United Kingdom. YouTube video by PragerU.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poor faster. The market driving force for this: More people are being lifted out of poverty.
The most rapid falls in poverty are happening in countries that are joining the global trading system.
Free trading countries are doing well, whilst protectionist ones are falling away economically.
Under a free market system, you get on by offering consumers something they want.
The achievement of capitalism is not to provide more silk stockings for princesses but to bring them within the reach of the shop girl.

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