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“I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back. -Tolstoy”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
“As the sociologist Gerald Davis has put it: Our grandparents had careers. Our parents had jobs. We complete tasks.”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
“When someone is shot dead, the children who live on that block perform much worse on cognitive tests in the days following the murder. The violence captures their minds.”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
“Somehow, the United States has the unique distinction of lacking universal healthcare while still having the most expensive healthcare system in the world.”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
“A 389-page audit released in 2020 found that money overseen by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) and intended for the state’s poorest families was used to hire an evangelical worship singer who performed at rallies and church concerts; to purchase a Nissan Armada, Chevrolet Silverado, and Ford F-250 for the head of a local nonprofit and two of her family members; and even to pay the former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for speeches he never gave.”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
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