There's not a lot of evidence to back up these critiques. In one study, we saw increased merital stability for two parent families. i don't know anyone who works harder than poor people. My mother used to say the hardest job in america was being poor. And so i think it is important that we tell truth when we talk about how we got to this point"
Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. Until recently, it looked as if Washington was about to change that. But then … Washington happened.