[Howlin]

Bump!

[mlocher]

who is to blame?</>

wealth generation requires three things from the government. 1. strong militia to protect outsiders from taking what has been built 2. freedom so that the people can keep the labors of their toils. 3. investment capital -- either through themselves (limit taxes) or outside investors

show me a poor nation and i will show you a country that violates at least 2 of these.

[johniegrad]

There is no fault to be assigned to Arab world poverty. There is only responsibility to be assigned to Western success. The sooner people understand that wealth is not a limited asset that is distributed unfairly but rather the product of effort and success, the sooner they may be inclined to take responsibility for their own success. People can create their own wealth without having to try to take it from others.