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The problem of "Poverty" is central to a Democrat's identity and is balanced by his obsession with the rich. The word "poverty" has deep connotations for Democrats, upon which they validate their superior caring and concern for the poor. It is part of a Democrat's sense of moral superiority to Republicans. When a Republican speaks about poverty, one can be certain that a Democrat hears either Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street, "Greed is good," or Scrooge, "Are there no work houses, are there no prisons?".

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  • Poverty and Politics
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  • The problem of "Poverty" is central to a Democrat's identity and is balanced by his obsession with the rich. The word "poverty" has deep connotations for Democrats, upon which they validate their superior caring and concern for the poor. It is part of a Democrat's sense of moral superiority to Republicans. When a Republican speaks about poverty, one can be certain that a Democrat hears either Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street, "Greed is good," or Scrooge, "Are there no work houses, are there no prisons?".
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  • The problem of "Poverty" is central to a Democrat's identity and is balanced by his obsession with the rich. The word "poverty" has deep connotations for Democrats, upon which they validate their superior caring and concern for the poor. It is part of a Democrat's sense of moral superiority to Republicans. When a Republican speaks about poverty, one can be certain that a Democrat hears either Gordon Gecko from the movie Wall Street, "Greed is good," or Scrooge, "Are there no work houses, are there no prisons?". If one examines their policies, however, it seems that Democrats care more about their concern for the poor than the poor themselves. This leads them to ask the wrong questions and come to the wrong answers. Poverty and wealth are a critical battleground in current politics and one for which the facts favor the Republicans. It is a rewarding topic to debate, because most liberals have ill-defined terms complemented by poor data. Throughout this discussion, it is important to keep in mind the transient nature of American poverty. Consider this: most of us are two or three generations removed from our immigrant forbearers and in that brief time have achieved middle-class or higher status. That is the typical American story, rising out of poverty in one to two generations. Virtually every income group has been lifted by the tide of growth in the past decades.
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