“there is no thought in the Bible that poor people would become permanent recipients of gifts of money, year after year, or would become dependent on such gifts. The only exceptions were people who were completely unable to work due… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“there is no thought in the Bible that poor people would become permanent recipients of gifts of money, year after year, or would become… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“Today, more than half of the people in our world live on less than $2 each per day, and one billion people are mired… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels said, “The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: abolition of private property.” — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“The typical poverty program creates dependency, robs people of dignity, stifles initiative, and can foster a “What have you done for me lately?” sense… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“A free-market system is one in which economic production and consumption are determined by the free choices of individuals rather than governments, and this… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“...human beings glorify God by achieving much more than survival. We glorify Him by understanding and ruling over the creation and then producing more… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“some nations have tried to bring about more economic equality in economically harmful ways, not through opening up free markets but through brute use… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“No other economic system has brought any country from poverty to prosperity. A free-market system is the only type that offers a workable alternative… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“The results have been devastating. Today, more than half of the people in our world live on less than $2 each per day, and… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“Entrepreneurs continually demonstrate that faith and imagination are the most important capital goods in a changing economy, and that wealth is a product less… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“poor. They argue that greater economic equality is a matter of simple justice that governments should enforce. We certainly agree with the goal of… — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
