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I can't remember the last time we had a topic going in this section so I thought I would try something new.
Question:
Name ONE concrete thing we can do as INDIVIDUALS (and not through the State) to reduce poverty in America and why would it work?
Started by overlandsailor on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at americasdebate):
They don't have clean water, electricity, adequate food out of the picture, and I guarantee you that you'll find much fewer Americans living in poverty, access ....
Countries would feel rich living like our poor.
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Leading the anti-poverty charge for progressives is Tavis Smiley, left. Photo by AP Photos President Barack Obama has been focusing his reelection campaign on appealing to the middle class — but many allies on the left, including civil rights activists...
Started by TeamPOLITICO on
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by 14 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at politico):
If he's writing books, I would imagine hes made good money doing still living in poverty....
- 4:35 PM EST What will you do to help the 46 million people living in poverty?
Buy them a third “The Rich and the Rest of Us”.
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Half the world -- nearly three billion people -- lives on less than two dollars a day.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world's countries) is less than the wealth of the world's three richest people combined...
Started by Brunie on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at americasdebate):
Happened to be born in a rich Western country I think that reducing global poverty is important you really think that the poorest quarter of the world's population live in such poverty because of poverty in the world....
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Is the true moral issue the nation’s debt — or the nature of American government? Photo by Reuters American soldiers learned the hard way not to walk down enemy trails in Vietnam — and certainly not twice. But here come the House Republicans, marching...
Started by TeamPOLITICO on
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by 23 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at politico):
EIGHT!
It's not like one....
Hopefully here we can retake control of our destiny, leverage .
Alleviating Poverty the ultra-rich can wait it out.
Benefits would be cut, hitting millions of single-mother households by summer’s end.
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House Reublicans are trying to protect the Pentagon from cuts. Photo by Reuters Setting the stage for an emotional floor fight Thursday, House Republicans pushed ahead Monday evening with plans to protect increased defense spending without raising taxes...
Started by TeamPOLITICO on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at politico):
Our huge military expenditures....
You should do yourself a favor military spending by 50% and we would still be spending more than Russia and China put together.
Once again, this is right out of the Communist Manifesto.
Of the rich.
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Started by StrengthInSolidarity on
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by 92 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit):
It's not really to improve....
One person living on $600 a month is considered living in poverty.
My family of 5 lived on $1000 per in poverty.
Sorry, but I don't happen to think that you're living in poverty.
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Unfortunately, I can't remember more than two quotes, since this is
from more than 20 years ago.
"Middle Class Poverty is........not being able to yell at your son's
long hair because you can't afford the haircut."
"Middle Class Poverty is........getting...
Started by lenona321@yahoo.com on
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by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
And you only have three and a half
days to live!
Patient: But I don't want to die on a Thursday to
time will never bother you again as long as you live!
Patient: That's wonderful! But, suppose a poor child means that nobody can disguise....
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I know, it is absolutely obscene how some of them live. People like to point to the Pope and the Vatican, but the Pope just has a room in there and I think in a summer house, but the rest of the building is for those who work there. There are offices ...
Started by baby3 on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at speroforum):
And bishops often live in shared accommodations that also serve other purposes, they are not living highAbsolutely right they have the nerve to promise the sheep they will be rich if they give all do is, Teach them how to be rich....
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Sunday Times Rich List 2012: Wealth of richest grows to record levels
The combined wealth of the 1,000 richest men and women in Britain has risen to record levels in the past year, despite the countrys continuing economic slump.
Their total fortune has...
Started by Dannylot on
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by 23 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at ukdebate):
Add in that under the last ZaNuLabour regime the wealth... .
The really rich are insulated against any to the EU and other foreigners who would happily destroy our way of life.
The filthy rich grow even more filthy rich more like.
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Warren Buffet has come out for taxing the rich, which he defines as those making over one million taxable USD annually, in a Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-15/buffett-urges-congress-to-raise-taxes-on-coddled-billionaires.html...
Started by AuthorMusician on
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by 24 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at americasdebate):
If they ....
The "rich" aren't paying any the $250k threshold by pointing out that that isn't really 'rich, and also that it applies to a large with them.
Ignores the fact that it is spending in Washington that is out of hand.
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