Poverty Is Not a State of Mind

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer 5/20/1412:00 PM

Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush, the didactic-meets-dynastic duo, spoke last week at a Manhattan Institute gathering, providing a Mayberry-like prescription for combating poverty in this country: all it takes is more friendship and traditional marriage.

Ryan said: “The best way to turn from a vicious cycle of despair and learned helplessness to a virtuous cycle of hope and flourishing is by embracing the attributes of friendship, accountability and love.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/opinion/blow-poverty-is-not-a-state-of-mind.html?ref=opinion

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