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Old 08-13-09, 01:45 PM   #550
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Originally Posted by Aramike View Post
I agree. When the poorest of us have access to color television and clean running water, life really isn't that bad.

And I know for a fact that the poor have accessed to food through not only government food programs but independent pantries as well.

Society can only do so much for "impoverished" children. We can provide the food, but we can't make the irresponsible parents prepare it, or even take advantage of the programs in the first place.

One does start to understand why some people are indeed poor.
Problem is any one of us could be in the " have-not " category at any time. Be it though an accident, job loss, disease, etc, the list goes on.

I do a lot of work with the disabled and not one day goes by when I say to myself " I could be in this situation, this could be me or someone close to me " so I do all of my planning\work with that in mind.
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