Liberals shocked that giving money to poor people reduces poverty
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/09/5423...
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Being poor isn't a lack of character, it's just lack of cash.
I've known many people with 0 what we would call "character" and they have cash. In fact, my sister's boss is a millionaire and his kids are the laziest things. Yet, in contrast he's got plenty of young employees his kid's age with ten times the work ethic and no where near the chance of having the good fortune as those rich kids. I've known others with bucket loads of character and nothing but pocket change. Of course, I see lack of character as being kind of a problem of capitalism too. We don't live in a world that actively encourages it from a young age, not really. A few nice slogans on the wall in elementary school isn't enough to put character into people.