Dgeorge
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Top 9 Solutions to Cut Poverty
1: Create jobs. ...
2: Raise the minimum wage. ...
3: Increase the EITC for childless workers. ...
4: Support pay equity. ...
5: Provide paid leave and paid sick days. ...
6: Establish work schedules that work. ...
7: Invest in affordable, high-quality childcare and early education.
8: Expand Medicaid.
9: Reform the criminal justice system and enact policies that support successful re-entry
Conclusion
It is not only possible for America to cut poverty, it is possible for us to cut poverty dramatically. Between 1959 and 1973, a strong economy, investments in family economic security, and new civil rights protections helped cut the U.S. poverty rate in half. Investments in nutrition assistance have improved educational attainment, earnings, health and income among our nation’s children when they reach adulthood. Expansions of public health insurance have lowered infant mortality rates. And, in more recent history, states that have raised the minimum wage have shown the important role that policy plays in reversing wage stagnation.
There is nothing inevitable about poverty, and there is nothing inevitable about the lack of political will to dramatically reduce it. Share this article with your friends, and get involved.
1: Create jobs. ...
2: Raise the minimum wage. ...
3: Increase the EITC for childless workers. ...
4: Support pay equity. ...
5: Provide paid leave and paid sick days. ...
6: Establish work schedules that work. ...
7: Invest in affordable, high-quality childcare and early education.
8: Expand Medicaid.
9: Reform the criminal justice system and enact policies that support successful re-entry
Conclusion
It is not only possible for America to cut poverty, it is possible for us to cut poverty dramatically. Between 1959 and 1973, a strong economy, investments in family economic security, and new civil rights protections helped cut the U.S. poverty rate in half. Investments in nutrition assistance have improved educational attainment, earnings, health and income among our nation’s children when they reach adulthood. Expansions of public health insurance have lowered infant mortality rates. And, in more recent history, states that have raised the minimum wage have shown the important role that policy plays in reversing wage stagnation.
There is nothing inevitable about poverty, and there is nothing inevitable about the lack of political will to dramatically reduce it. Share this article with your friends, and get involved.
