“No government of the left has done as much for the poor as capitalism has.”

This isn’t a hot take. It’s a cold fact.

No social program, no welfare bureaucracy, no government initiative has ever lifted more people out of poverty than free markets and voluntary exchange.

Sowell cuts through the noise — as always.
The left moralizes. Capitalism produces.

They talk about redistribution.
Capitalism creates what they want to redistribute in the first place.

If you want to help the poor, the answer isn't more slogans or more handouts.
It's more wealth creation. More ownership. More value exchange.

That’s what capitalism actually does.
And it’s exactly what Sowell exposed decades ago — before it was cool, before it was safe.

Here's the full quote for context. Read it, save it, and send it to the next person who tells you capitalism is “greedy.”