Originally Posted by waitingtables

So that makes it okay that children are living in abject poverty then? It's their lot? Maybe if we invested in the youth living in abject poverty in a positive and attentive way, they would respond by finding a way to value themselves. And I don't mean welfare. That does nothing for the long term except create the very lifestyle that the government claims it wants to erradicate. Believe me there are ways to change things for the better, the problem is those with the power need to exploit them to make money or to stay in power. And because not enough people can understand or relate to where they've come from and what is needed to help them.