Concern for the poor is often equated with expanding government. In reality, government policies often make it difficult for those striving to make ends meet.
Many of the policies drive up consumer prices, such as for food and energy, which disproportionately hurt the poor, or create artificial obstacles to jobs.
All levels of government—local, state, and federal—need to look honestly at how they contribute to the poverty problem.
Advancements in the economy helped the economy because as things were invented, people wanted to make their lives easier. Or another thing was certain advancements allowed the ability to produce product in large amounts to sell. For example the printing press could allow books to be purchased at a faster rate.
The "many islands" people are also called D. Polynesians.
The 1920s in the United States, in the years leading up to the great crash of 1929, were a period of rapid economic development, brought about in many ways by mass production during and after World War I. A rebirth of advertising allowed more of these goods to be purchased, which greatly increased US GDP.
