Poverty is a Self-Inflicted Disease?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/07/20 06:53:36

Related Topics: High School, School, Wealth, Unemployment, Work, Government, Legislation, Climate, teenagers, Poverty, Welfare, Minimum Wage, Price

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“The inner harbor of Baltimore has a 20% poverty rate and a 50% high school dropout rate.”

Uneducated teenagers have few marketable skills. They can’t work to learn new skills because (1) wealth transfer payments via welfare make it unprofitable to work and (2) minimum wage legislation prices them out of the job pool, especially in this tough economic climate.

Further in the article we learn that “unemployment and poverty were at least 50% higher than in the surrounding area.” These conditions can mostly be attributed to government taxing policies. This is why poverty is a self-inflicted disease.

DS in Oak Ridge NC 2012/07/20 12:06:45

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It has been determined to be a Generational Problem passed on from parent(s?) to their offspring. Unwed mothers or families without fathers present tend to develop kids with limited interest in learning (no books in home or interest in school performance by parent), and often lack the role model of a 'working adult' to guide them to a better future.

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Wahvlvke 2012/07/20 11:51:18

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Idiot politicians have found too many ways to reward bad behavior followed by too many ways to tax the good.

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S. Gompers 2012/07/20 07:39:57

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Yep, and more are volunteering for poverty every day.

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HarleyCharley 2012/07/20 06:54:21

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most the time...

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