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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Don Boudreaux to discuss why the Pope misses some lessons of capitalism, then Maura Corrigan talks about poverty and reliance on government support, and Robert Rector discusses what the U.S. spends on social welfare.

Related Links:

Pope Francis Misses the Sizable Moral Dimensions to Capitalism
Donald Boudreaux at the Mercatus Center
Pope Francis’ guide to avoiding a ‘throwaway culture’
Capitalism is moral, and it works: Catholic priest

We Can’t Solve Poverty Without Addressing Families
Back to work on food stamps
Maura Corrigan at AEI

Poverty in the U.S. — We Spend Much More Per Person on Social Welfare than Europe Does
Robert Rector at The Heritage Foundation

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