
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. A. Hettinga" 
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> > "Free trade and free markets have proven their ability to lift whole
> > societies out of poverty"
> > I'm not a socio-political/history buff - does anybody have some clear
> > examples?
>
> You're probably living in one, or you wouldn't be able to post here.
>
When was the whole US society in poverty & was that before free trade & free
markets?
I'm looking for transitions due to free xyz.
