Article from 1989 that could be written today

[ten ocho recon scout]

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-04/news/li-422_1_rival-gang-member/3

There is no one single reason why some people are poor. The people raised in appalachia vs people in detroit vs people in san bernardino, etc. But this article highlights a huge cause of it. Its not "the system" as much as too many repeating rhe cycle of not trying to be part of it.

[wopphil]

They sound every bit as dumb and worthless to society as I had assumed before reading the article.

Perhaps birth control needs to be injected into the tap water supplies of poorer communities.

[Angelsjunky]

Conservatives tend to place the blame of poverty on the poor. Liberal tend to place the blame on society or the rich. The truth, in my opinion, is far more complex than either - but includes both. But simplistic answers like "Its their own damn fault" or "its the 1%" aren't adequate to the task of really solving the problem of poverty. We need to include both, in my opinion.

[Stradling]

Or not try to solve it and understand no matter what we do there will always be poverty.

[wopphil]

Or not try to solve it and understand no matter what we do there will always be poverty.

Yep. I am more concerned with helping the decent people who are struggling, not the people who do nothing but cause problems for themselves and their communities.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't think anyone has a problem with giving a helping hand to those who really need it or to those who are willing to participate and put some effort into helping themselves.

there is a huge gap between that and what is happening now. Instead of focusing on that, Bernie is talking about adding more.