Parliamentarians Want Action on Poverty
Megan Yarema
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Posted 08.22.2012
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Poverty costs society in terms of lost human capital and money spent on health care, criminal justice systems, and other social services. It is also a violation of economic and social rights and is an affront to dignity. Change requires action, and last week members of the federal government came together to demand just that.