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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Yea cause its working so well as it is. More free money and programs are the answer.
War on Poverty is almost won!
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Sigh. Just because it's being enacted poorly now does not mean the principle of preventive maintenance is invalid. I'm working with Nobel-winning economists who are strongly in support of public investment in early childhood education, parent support and training programs, and other programs to ensure that at-risk children are given the best chance at healthy early development because it provides a strong return on investment (in terms of increasd future wages, decreased cost to the public for special education, criminal prosecution, etc.). So does preventive health care. I can point you to the papers if you're interested in the math and not just in being snarky.
Demanding an end to public programs because they're not working as currently operated is sort of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.