People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions.
The poor also are willing to make, and do make, smart decisions, if you give them that opportunity.
People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live
On the one hand, I loved being a banker. I loved how numbers could tell a story and how you can invest in ideas and see them translate into products and services and create jobs. What I didn't like, particularly where I was working in Brazil during the debt crisis of the early '80s, was how the poor were excluded from the banking system. I made the decision to try and experiment with whether we could use the tools of banking to extend the benefits of the economy to the poor.
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