Report Finds Child Poverty Could Be Cut In Half In Just 10 Years With Significant Investment

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A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that a yearly investment of $90 billion could cut the child poverty rate in half while adding hundreds of billions to the economy. What do you think?

“I don’t know. When I was a kid, no one ever gave me $90 billion.”

Kenneth Matthews • Zip Line Operator

“Should we really be focusing our attention on an issue as divisive as child poverty right now?”

Colin Mohammed • Motel Fumigator

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“$90 billion is a lot of money to invest in something that isn’t a stealth bomber.”

Amanda Whitmore • Tuna Hatcher