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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is what you need to know, America.  All that poverty that was "easy" to move out of sight, is now too big to ignore.  You want to know what it's going to look like in our big cities in a few years?  Go to South America. Go to Buenos Aires.  Yeah, lots of pretty places, but drive along any big road, any highway, and you see shit-places to live, slums, folks struggling like you would not believe.

I brought this up in another thread, but it bears repeating.  Almost 50% of American children are living at or below the "real" poverty line.  Officially, 22% are below the poverty line of something like a family earning $20,000 or less a year.  The real poverty line is more like $40,000 for a family of 4 to afford basic expenses, and at that threshold child poverty is at 46%.

Where are all these children living?  And if poverty is so  high for CHILDREN, what's it going to look like in 10, 20, 30 years when these kids inherit the poverty of their families?  I'm telling you.  If we do not address this now, we are fucked.

Does reading about the Zika virus freak you out?  Well, reading about the reality of poverty in America should freak you out more.  And, yes, you need to get your hands dirty with helping out the homeless in your neighborhood. You can help by showing up in person. You can help my making sure the administration treats folks with dignity and respect. You can help by voting for the right thing. Think small and think big.  If you turn your backs and avert your eyes to what is going on in America and your neighborhood, shame on you.

To everyone else: good job. :)[/quote]
Wait..more of the same? Fighting poverty? The problem is only getting worse, is it not?[/quote]

No, "the same" as what we have now is really bad.  Our numbers of child welfare and quality of life have dropped.  Children are raised in families.  Family welfare and quality of life has dropped.  Good jobs, living wages, good health care, education, affordable housing, child care & family/work policies, and for lots of families, just laws and law enforcement and a proper safety net.  All that has to improve.  [/quote]

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