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by FunnyLookinHat 1715 days ago
> The US can barely afford to school its children

Ironically, I was just listening to this today: "Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475) " [1]

There really isn't any excuse - it's all a product of our politics and culture, or vice versa... I'm not sure.

1) https://freakonomics.com/podcast/child-poverty/