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JDPriestly

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15. Wonderfful article! Poverty makes people very anxious and often depressed.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:38 AM

Oct 2015

That affects children's development.

We need to invest a lot more in our families and children and much less in war.

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"The remarkable thing that happens to poor kids when you give their parents a little money" [View all] FSogol Oct 2015 OP

what an interesting article. Filled with hope yet also despair... KittyWampus Oct 2015 #1

True, but it shows that our issues and values are correct. And we should never stop FSogol Oct 2015 #6

Don't forget who changed ''Welfare as We Know It™.'' Octafish Oct 2015 #9

Thank you. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #16

this is a great post. marym625 Oct 2015 #2

Fascinating underpants Oct 2015 #3

Not surprising at all. OneGrassRoot Oct 2015 #4

Please X post in First Americans too Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #5

But research has shown Beowulf42 Oct 2015 #7

Yep...it's all connected...nt tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #24

The reason the US population hasn't woke up WHEN CRABS ROAR Oct 2015 #27

PLUS that money gets immediately pumped back into a local economy. Divernan Oct 2015 #36

K&R. A must read nt riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #8

A really good read malaise Oct 2015 #10

I was just at that casino yesterday, had a good time, and left a little money to help them out. SharonAnn Oct 2015 #11

This proves that Bernie Sanders is absolutely correct! DrBulldog Oct 2015 #12

Exactly. Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #13

Bernie gets the interconnection of all this... tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #25

k and r niyad Oct 2015 #14

Wonderfful article! Poverty makes people very anxious and often depressed. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #15

There are no surprises here. Of course it sucks to be poor. We have always known that. totodeinhere Oct 2015 #17

A great example of why our huge income inequality is immoral. Duppers Oct 2015 #18

More evidence that minimum incomes are a good idea. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #19

I have watched this story unfold first hand on the reservation jwirr Oct 2015 #20

Thanks for posting. n/t FSogol Oct 2015 #21

+100 n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #23

Thanks, a very informative post. n/t ms liberty Oct 2015 #28

It wasn't just money, it was also jobs. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #22

A couple of years ago TracieLynn Oct 2015 #26

Thank you. There are still traditionalists in the tribe who jwirr Oct 2015 #29

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Oct 2015 #33

Thanks! TracieLynn Oct 2015 #34

kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #30

k and r..nt Stuart G Oct 2015 #31

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #32

Good Read....K&R! KoKo Oct 2015 #35