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RE: America's Poor Children.
It goes way beyond just addiction. Implying that most poor parents are addicts is very wrong. Yes, many depressed poor people use but I wouldn't say that is a core issue with poverty or that poverty stems from the addiction itself.
in many cases yes but not all. I agree with you on that. Addiction does not discriminate, the riches of people struggle with this as well. I was a social worker for 8 years working with the low income demographic. I found some of the poverty was due to lack of skill and available jobs, and some was from disability and the inability to work, but yes sadly some was from addictions.
Yes some is from addiction. But as you pointed out there are many scenarios. So many factors contribute to the poverty which is what makes it such a complex issue to solve. The sad part is thinking of the children who have no choice in the matter. :(