Thomas Sowell on Marxism and poverty
yazan Pavellim: Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell: "Yes, I was a Marxist. But that theory never passed a real test. The criterion here is extremely simple: if the rich keep the poor in poverty, then countries with a larger number of billionaires should also demonstrate a higher level of poverty." He then suggests comparing the data, linking to a source. The full thread is available at the provided link.
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But again... And you speak as a former Marxist. You were a Marxist. Oh, yes. You considered yourself a Marxist for some years. Oh, during the McCarthy era, by the way. Tom Sowell, I was swimming against the stream. But it simply was never put to any test. Now, the test I suggest is a simple one, but it is a test. And if it's true that the rich are rich because they're keeping the poor poor, then in a country with lots of billionaires, you should correspondently have great amounts of poor people. But if you compare the actual data, there are more billionaires in the United States than in Africa and the Middle East put together. And yet the standard of living of the poor in the United States is higher than that of people in Africa and the Middle East. So by that simple standard, it just doesn't hold up. There are problems with the theory.
