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Does Poverty Still Matter?

Surtr Wrote: Jan 25, 2013 9:57 AM

The best steps to fight poverty - Stop importing peoples who're destined to stay poor - Stop importing millions of laborers who drive down wages for native born workers - Stop wasting resources on a military that costs more than the next 10 biggest spenders combined - Scrap No Child Left Behind - Stop letting complex financial instruments, not understood by 1 in 1000 people, risk our economy - Stop the ridiculous housing equalization fetish

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poorgrandchildren.com2 Wrote: Jan 25, 2013 10:15 AM

Stop taking money out of the economy to fund illegal (unconstitutional) programs.

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Does Poverty Still Matter?

The Republican Party is picking up the pieces. Speaking of the ticket's loss for the first time since the election, Rep. Paul Ryan noted that many voters "don't think or know that we have good ideas" on fighting poverty and "helping people move up the ladder of life."

It's not surprising that Ryan, who got his start working for Jack Kemp and William Bennett at Empower America, sees the world this way. Though it's a total secret to members of the press and the Democratic Party, conservative intellectuals have been grappling with the problems of poverty in America for...

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