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Christian tradition demands basic sustenance for all as a human right. Yet the contemporary capitalist economy makes no such demands, and the free ... read full description

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Dec 29, 2011
Steve rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This book's title is taken from the fact that about 40% of the world's population have less than 2$ per day to live on.

Van Til shows how the free market is unable to help those in desperate poverty. The free market distributes goods on the basis of desert - what you can pay for - rather than needs. The first chapter examines the key terms and definitions and then in chapter two Van Til examines the origin and role of the free market. He also highlights some of the often undisclosed as More...
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