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Let’s rethink poverty to change minds, lives
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Oct. 4, 2011
“We live in a state of survival…all day, all the time.” This gut-wrenching admission comes from a member of a local working family. The comment speaks to the challenges of making ends meet while working full-time at minimum wage…. many low-income families go without the basics of life, are sick more often and live shorter lives. We need to rethink poverty, and our notions about it.
Tags: budget, economy, poverty
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