>> It makes me sick that I pay around 40% in state and federal taxes and social security (not that much lower than Western European countries) yet there is still so much poverty and poverty related issues in our country.

Dasani's story is sad and it happens far too often. For whatever reason there are plenty of people (like the parents in this article) who will fuck up every chance that you give them.

Being from a crime-ridden, poor city I have to see this every day.