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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why don't they just work harder?  I mean, jeez, work harder and all these problems will be solved.

(I hope you all can tell that this is DRIPPING with sarcasm...)[/quote]

poverty is a difficult thing to understand and a horrible cycle to break.  but really, many are poor by choice.  what are the BIGGEST statistical factors in being poor?  [b]not graduating from high school.  kids out of marriage.  those are choices.[/b]
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No, the biggest factor in poverty is poverty.  And reality is that many people in poverty don't have or perceive that they have real "choices".  If you're a kid in a poor family, are pressured to work to support your family and/or get no support from parents/grandparents to go to school and/or live in a dangerous environment where surviving takes priority over going to class, then graduating from high school isn't as much of a choice, especially when you're under 18. That's why inner city drop out rates are often upwards of 50%.

Kids out of marriage is a choice, but again, when your models are parents and grandparents who may have had children very young and out of wedlock and/or you are not provided access to information about birth control and/or you grew up in a broken home, then you get kids out of wedlock.  [/quote]

Thanks for this post.  The ignorance of the PP is unbelievable.  [/quote]

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