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Economic Liberty
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Poverty and Prosperity

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Concepts for Kids

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1.  When people are poor they have trouble buying
things that make life safer and more comfortable.
           
2.  Things poor people may not be able to afford include:
  • healthy food
  • sturdy homes with water and electricity
  • warm clothes
  • medicine
  • clean, safe communities

3.  Poverty is people being poor for years.
 
4.  The opposite of poverty is prosperity. Where people are prosperous, most can afford to buy things that make their lives  safer and more comfortable.            
 
5.  For most of history, humans were poor.
 
6.  In some parts of the world, humans are still poor.
 
7.  Prosperity results when wealth is created.
 
8.  Wealth is anything that makes life better. Examples:
  • sturdy buildings in which to live, work, and learn
  • good food
  •  clean water
  •  appliances and electronics

 9.  Wealth also permits people to buy help from other people. Examples:
  •  education
  •  medical and dental care
 
10.  Free trade is an important part of how people
become prosperous. It encourages the creation of wealth through
  • work and specialization           
  • cooperation
  • entrepreneurship

 Literature Connection

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One Hen
            by Kate Smith Milway
This wonderful tale describes how a loan to an African boy, which he uses to buy a chicken, leads to prosperity for his community. The story details how hard work, budgeting, saving, investing, and using educational opportunities helps businesses grow, increases employment, and creates wealth. The story would appeal to students age seven and older, the illustrations to everyone. 

​Visions of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
            by Kathryn Lasky
The first free-born child of her parents, Sarah Breedlove Walker grew up poor and worked hard to support herself. Though she dreamed of being confidant and proud, she labored as a farm worker, laundress, and cook.  Seeing the need African American women had for healthful hair care products, Sarah developed her own. With incredible business acumen, courage, and ambition, Sarah built a beauty product empire. She became wealthy, philanthropic, influential, and helped her many employees become prosperous.

 
Rain School
            by James Rumford
In the poor country of Chad, Thomas is excited to begin school. First, the students must work with their teacher to erect the school building and construct the desks. After that, the academics begin and last for nine months. School ends when the rainy season arrives. The wind and rain almost destroy the school so the cycle of construction begins again.  

The Water Princess
          by Susan Verde
Gie Gie calls herself a princess and shares with readers her special powers. But everyday, she and her mother must walk for hours to collect water for drinking and washing. With its earth tone hues and expressive illustrations, this story clearly depicts the reality of life in a poor country.


Related Topics

Work and Specialization
Free Markets
Entrepreneurship
​Life Without Liberty
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  • Home
  • Principles
    • What is Liberty?
    • Why Libertry is Important
    • Cooperation and Coercion
    • Free Trade
  • History
    • Declaration of Independence
    • Revolutionary War
    • The Bill of Rights
    • Slavery, Abolition, and the Underground Railroad
    • Immigration
  • Champions
    • Frederick Douglass
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • Paul Revere
    • Jackie Robinson
    • Harriet Tubman
    • George Washington
    • Malala Yousafzai
  • Economic Liberty
    • Poverty and Prosperity
    • Work and Specialization
    • Free Markets
    • Benefits of Trade
    • Entrepreneurship
    • When Trade is Limited
  • Appreciate Liberty
    • Markets All Around
    • All KInds of Work
    • Life Without Liberty
  • Contact
  • About Me