Re: Faulty minimum wage/welfare thinking.

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From: Ken Leonard
Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 00:00

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Harvey S. Frey (hsfrey@lafn.org) wrote:

:      Correlation is not Causation! What do you postulate as the
: mechanism whereby poverty begets children? I can certainly suggest
: a method whereby Welfare can encourage poor people to have children.
: 13 year old girl is hassled by mother, wants to be independent. Easy!
: Have a baby and be set up with your very OWN welfare check monthly.
: Enough for baby, and a little left over for some nice clothes that Mama
: wouldn't buy.
: Harvey
: -- 
: =================================================================
: Harvey S. Frey M.D. Ph.D. ! "The greatest derangement of the mind
: Santa Monica, California  !  is to believe in something because
: hsfrey@lafn.org           !  one wishes it" L. Pasteur 1876

My girlfriend is a teacher in a heavily Hispanic neighborhood. Now I am 
not picking on any one minority and I am sure things are better in other 
neighborhoods. However she says out of a class of 33 only 2 of the kids 
do not receive free breakfasts and free lunches.

JMHO

Ken
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Ken Leonard RD/RTD
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Subject: Re: Faulty minimum wage/welfare thinking.
Date: 1995/05/10
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