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Unread 17 May 2008, 22:58   #32
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Re: Child poverty in the UK

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Originally Posted by G.K Zhukov
According to a article in today The Guardian, there is several millions of children living in poverty in the UK.

Is it that bad? Or is it just a natural consequence of the low minimum wage and persistant unemployment in some areas?

The article can be found here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...ocialexclusion
Change the definition of "living in poverty."

Compare the children in Zambia to the children in the UK.

Suddenly we find the children in the UK are incredibly rich.

Take away their food, cell phones, electricity, clean water, sewage systems, computers, free education, libraries, etc., and they really seem like they are living in poverty.
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