What would you do about Economic Poverty?

Question

What would you do about Economic Poverty?
If you were a global leader, how would you push the limits and conventions of business and technology, alone or in combination, to reduce or eliminate economic poverty?

Answer 1

First off, I'd take away all social programs that promote poverty. such as welfare and foodstamps. You have to understand that with these programs in effect, the ability for people to just waste away and never attempt to get in the main stream... is to great.

Answer 2

Well, the topic is too broad to actual answer; but I would curtail and limit or regulate how much American companies can export the production of US products with foreigners. IE: We allow China to make everything for Americans???Why? Because American companies don't want to pay its own citizens a living wage to make it and the government doesn't stop them.
You can't eliminate economic poverty anymore than you can eliminate hungry people.