John Florez: Take a lesson from faith, community based organizations: The poor need help, not hurdles
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A Utah native, John Florez has been on the staff of Sen. Orrin Hatch, served as former Utah Industrial Commissioner and filled White House appointments, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor and Commission on more ..
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Is infrastructure the problem? Do we have poverty in America because of a lack of roads that allow people to get to work and for products to get to market? Do we have poverty because of a lack of police and fire protection? Do we have poverty More..
How does it go? "A society can be judged based on its treatment of its most vulnerable". Or similar.
We do need to have a means of preventing our help from being drained by some to the point of being unable to help anyone, More..
"Weren't we all taught, at an early age, to help others?
Isn't the judging of whether "they" need in or not supposed to be left to a higher power?"
Can I have some money? I mean, it would really help me out More..