tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post115637988813355829..comments2023-10-30T04:06:52.814-05:00Comments on Shaking Off Sleep: Plank: PovertyBrother Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post-1156791643226839472006-08-28T14:00:00.000-05:002006-08-28T14:00:00.000-05:00- The working poor should not destined to stay tha...- The working poor should not destined to stay that way. Continuing education should be made available to enhance marketable skills, leading to better incomes and standards of living.<BR/><BR/>I'll take that as an offer to pay my nursing school tuition. Please make checks payable to ME :DThe Crescathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117353945124506952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post-1156439326875266912006-08-24T12:08:00.000-05:002006-08-24T12:08:00.000-05:00"There will be some extreme cases that will requir..."There will be some extreme cases that will require perpetual assistance..."<BR/><BR/>Don't I know it. I work in midtown Detroit, and about ten or fifteen years ago the then-governor cut off all state funding for mental hospitals. In practice, that meant that all public in-patient mental health facilities closed, and the residents who didn't have the means to go to private institutions went onto the street...and they're still here. It's heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>I feel kind of weird about thinking of people as 'assets'...Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post-1156433132814747832006-08-24T10:25:00.000-05:002006-08-24T10:25:00.000-05:00In most cases, we'll be able to teach someone to f...In most cases, we'll be able to teach someone to fish, and should go to the needed lengths to do so. There will be some extreme cases that will require perpetual assistance, but we should strive to still convert those cases to assets, at any level.Brother Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post-1156429165227286002006-08-24T09:19:00.000-05:002006-08-24T09:19:00.000-05:00I think we need to strike a careful balance here. ...I think we need to strike a careful balance here. I like that we're not promoting ongoing welfare, but more the "teach a man to fish" mentality.Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.com