The false narratives that describe people in poverty often don't reflect research or reality, and further harm them by stalling solutions.
as adults, all of which support self-sufficiency.
This is a pivotal moment to change direction and upend these false narratives. Policymakers should spend time in poor communities to learn from people who are the experts on their own lives. People of goodwill should push back on those who shame people in poverty and instead shame those whose decisions actuallypoverty, like Sen. Manchin and every single Republican responsible for doubling the child poverty rate.
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