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Capitalism is held in contempt of universities but capitalism allows millions of people lift themselves out of poverty. fools and the media say capitalism serves the rich at the expense of the pork. that is not true. and everyone is free to trade the free markets get more people the power to prosper. the markets are the big equalizer. money does not care if you're black or white or brown. the people at the bottom need capitalism most of the partial free market is why even as poverty programs fail poor people in america don't suffer the with the poor suffer in most of the world. in america even...

>> that is so true, reverend. ah, because of the president, president johnson envisioned, ah, what he called unconditional war on poverty. that rhetoric showed his high allies but unconditional didn't mean there were some people who would be poor. what it has meant those ah, if you look at the census bureau poverty methodology which is considered the most reliable it has taken 50% -- it has reduced poverty by 50% and i think that's pretty good when you consider that the rest was supposed to be done by the economy. if anything, the poverty programs have been -- are now doing duty that president...

Taxes but well-connected celebrities are quick to use your tax dodges. >> owning acres of land in new jersey but pays only $100 of state property tax because he raises honeybees' he qualifies for the honeybee subsidy. bruce springsteen owns hundreds of acres of land but pays little tax because a an organic farmer works his land his pour neighbors pay more. >> i don't get anybody trying to lower taxes but bonn jovi and springsteen publicly supporting for obama holding rallies but then cry tax cuts for their riches and they robbed of poverty programs and a social contract with america being dest...

Raising taxes on the rich to help the poor. yet, over the year, i have noticed that, well-connected celebrities are quick to use obscure tax dodges and here, two examples. >> bon jovi owns acres of land in new jersey, pays $100 in state property tax. because he raises money bees. he qualifies for a honey bee subsidy. bruce springsteen owns hundred of acres of land, but pays little tax on it because, an organic farmer works his land. his poor neighbors pay more. >> i'm not against any one trying to lower their tax burden. if you are bon jovi an bruce springsteen and publicly support president o...

Isn't there a correlation? >> it is not the case we're spending more on entitlement and welfare. we're spending more certainly on social security and medicare, medicaid, but in terms of poverty programs, they have been cut. >> no, we're spending more now than we spent in our existence for welfare and poverty programs. >> did you see cuba gooding, jr., has been here before, says there's a disconnect with the civil rights movement and history of it, and i think the movie opens that dialogue so you can make your decision as an african-american or an american. what is the difference? am i italian,...