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July 2, 2012
No progress in the War on Poverty and none expected
If poverty is defined as roughly the lowest 15% of income then, obviously, it will persist whether they have cars, air conditioners, iPhones, TVs, etc. -- Maggie's FarmPosted by gerardvanderleun at July 2, 2012 12:08 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Kind of begs the question:
If 15% of Americans are "poor," then why are half of all Americans receiving one kind of government aid or another?
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at July 2, 2012 2:13 PM
Said it before many times...
War on Crime
War on Poverty
War on Drugs
War on Terror
All big government programs used to expand government and waste tax-payer money. Nothing will be solved by any of these "war ons", they will just be used to expand government and waste money. That is their only purpose.
Posted by: DoubleU at July 2, 2012 3:07 PM
I have to wonder, Mr. Jones, about Sasha's 'partner' working 78 hours a week and only making 200 bucks a week. It sounds like either she has an illegal alien or she's not really telling the truth.
It seems, when you break it down, even after reading a sad tale of woe like Sasha's, the poor are poor because of the poor choices they make in life.
Posted by: Jewel at July 2, 2012 3:18 PM
It does remind of George Carlin's observation: fifty percent of people are below average.
Maybe that is what all modern politics are about--representing the fifty percent, and making sure they stay that way.
Posted by: james wilson at July 3, 2012 9:23 AM