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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by djrobstep on Saturday February 19, 2022 @07:37AM (#30396680)
Because the first one is extremely simple and all that is needed. That doesn't mean that things like education aren't good - but they aren't required or effective for poverty reduction.

The other fundamental issue is the poverty is most severe for households with non-earning or low earning dependents, such as children, elderly, sick, disabled, and caregivers - simply because the household income needs to be split more ways. No amount of teaching can fix that - only redistributive welfare can.

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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by zozbot234 on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:01AM (#30396840)
It's not extremely simple. You have to make money before you can give it away - that's the hard part! (Even if you argue that rich people should be giving away some of their existing high incomes via taxes, that means that these taxes can't be used to fund other good things.) So you need both.
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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by djrobstep on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:42PM (#30402412)
What's hard about it? There's plenty of money to go around already.
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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by csee on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:34AM (#30397028)
You lost me when you said education isn't required and isn't effective for poverty reduction. If you have a society that isn't educated then you have no wealth to take in order to give.
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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by djrobstep on Saturday February 19, 2022 @04:30PM (#30400703)
Do you think that giving people money requires banning education? Education is good for many reasons, but it’s not a cure for poverty.
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