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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] And what's your solution? [/quote] 1. Some of the past poverty programs DID help some. At least some of the people who made it into the middle class, which you attribute to personal gumption, did get help and managed to take advantage of it. So I think we continue those. Of course those won't make a place like Baltimore look better, because those who succeed will leave. 2 We come up with better ideas. I mean we don't give up on finding a cure for cancer, or a better web search engine, why not keep trying for more effective programs? There IS new research suggesting some alternative approches, including the benefits of a universal basic income, higher minimum wages, unionization, etc. Of course if you see poverty as punishment for sin, or as a useful tool to berate liberals, then neither of the above is a good idea. [/quote]
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