This country needs a complete economic inversion, from opportunity available to only a few to opportunity available to many. When only a few get to live their dreams then the dreams of a nation dry up. When everyone gets to live their dreams then the dreams of a nation flourish.
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Live in those neighborhoods for one day, sir. One day.
I hear you. I just think there’s a middle ground here. I certainly realize that attitude is everything, but material conditions do count - particularly in childhood.
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50% of kids who age out of foster care will be homeless in 4 years. Not a matter of "attitude." It's a matter of support, which needs to come from exceptional public education, free healthcare & programs like a UBI &/or federal jobs guarantee. Then attitudes AND lives can improve
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The problem goes beyond foster kids, obviously, but it's critical to understand how societal insecurities from birth can destroy someone's ability to thrive and saying "Work harder & get a better attitude" changes nothing:https://youthtoday.org/2019/03/youth-aging-out-of-foster-care-need-runway-not-a-cliff/ …
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High quality education is essential to the 'pursuit of happiness', and "every school in America should be a palace of learning, culture and the arts." MW2020 The Whole Child Plan:https://www.marianne2020.com/issues/plan-for-a-u-s-department-of-children-and-youth …
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