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Guest Column: Time Right To Help On Hunger (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier), Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D.
Guest Column: Time Right To Help On Hunger (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier), Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D.
Coles County Poverty Data Project
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Milking The System: Do Poor People Deserve Fresh Food?, Melanie M. Meisenheimer
Milking The System: Do Poor People Deserve Fresh Food?, Melanie M. Meisenheimer
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Poor Americans are all lazy, selfish people who must first prove their worth as human beings if they want to be able to feed their children.
It sounds harsh, stereotypical, and judgmental when you put it like that, and few people would feel comfortable saying that exact phrase. However, it’s a perception of poverty in America that I’ve found still has a strong grip on our way of thinking. [excerpt]