Why The Poor Don't Work, According To The Poor{image warning} [View all]

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http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-poor-dont-work-according-to-the-poor-2013-9


Katie Busker, who receives food stamps and is unemployed due to a disability, stays home and watches the kids while her sister and brother-in-law are at work.

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As you might expect, the are some big differences between the genders on this front. Women are far more likely than men to cite family. Men are more likely to cite their inability to find a job.



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Americans 18 to 64 who lived under the poverty line in 2012 and did not work during the year, by reason for not working (U.S. Census, in thousands)

Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/09/why-the-poor-dont-work-according-to-the-poor/279900/#ixzz2g0D5R3jv

***when addressing poverty -- i am a huge proponent of going directly to the community and finding what they need and getting what they need to them.
instead of talking ABOUT the poor -- let the poor talk for them selves.