• chaogomu@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Except, Republicans love to punish the children of poor parents for the crime of being poor.

    You don’t have to be a bad parent to be poor, you just have to be poor.

    • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      The assumption I mentioned was that in their worldview being poor is also being bad parents. Regardless, punishing children accomplishes nothing.

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        2 years ago

        Kids that grow up hungry are more likely to enter the workforce early, doing the low-wage “essential role” jobs that the capital class desperately needs bodies for. Breaking the cycle of poverty is a big no-no for the 1%.