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Yeah, but the problem is, not all but many of the folks under the poverty line are there because they are irresponsible. Not evil, not scamming the system, but fundamentally not skilled in the area of responsibility, in the same way that glatt's cousin can't be responsible for some aspects of her life. For a variety of potential reasons, they don't have the ability to take their $1,000 monthly check and say, "Okay, $500 of this goes toward rent. I'll go pay my rent now." So, okay, you only give them $500, and you take care of the rent for them... and all of a sudden you've got a housing voucher program that needs a staff, offices, and you're back where you started.
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