Childhood should be a happy time spent with friends and playing with toys, but many children in the developing world spend most of their childhood struggling to survive without much hope for a secure and productive life. 930 more words
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America on the Wrong Path on Race and Poverty
This is from Town Hall.
Fifty plus years ago Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty and poverty won.
Race relations have been destroyed under the first black president. 666 more words
How the Welfare State Penalizes Parents Who Marry
From the Daily Signal, by Robert Rector, Feb 2015
Fifty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $22 trillion fighting Johnson’s war, three times the cost of all military wars in U.S. 312 more words
The Nation: Opinion: Leighton Akio Woodhouse: These Motel Rooms Are The Last Resort For Families Without Homes
I saw a HBO documentary back in the summer of 2010 about families who couldn’t afford apartments even and lost their homes due to the Great Recession. 335 more words
Kevin O'Leary says 3.5 billion people living in poverty is 'fantastic news' (1:11)
With apologies from Canada. The vast majority of Canadians do not think like this windbag. We are ashamed to unleash this moronic one percenter on the world. 110 more words
The New Republic: Opinion: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: "The Economist Magazine is Wrong About Welfare's Impact on Family": Why People on Welfare Should Be Encouraged to Work
As far as disability insurance, if you are physically and mentally able to working, meaning you don’t suffer from some physical or mental condition that makes it hard if not impossible for you to work full-time, you aren’t eligible for disability insurance. 303 more words
