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cachukis

(3,919 posts)
7. Worth a second read through and a good perusal of comments.
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 10:52 AM
Dec 2025

It is a pretty accurate review of part of what makes us as a country.
The dichotomy of do gooders versus the it is up to you perspectives.
None of us are able to make it alone. Our social standards are on display in this article.
We all agree that throwing money at a problem is rarely the best course of action. But we are dealing with a part of the economy is moneyless. Yes, drugs cost money, but when your horizons are bleak, your purpose is narrow.
Our early childhood development system for the poor is barely functional. Economic malaise surrounds those with soft ground to build on.
Parents living day to day in emergency can't escape without a hand. Their children lack the guidance necessary in the early years when the brain just sucks in information. By the time they are seven, their development now turns to evaluation. What are they evaluating? How to handle emergencies.
When these children become post pubescent, the clay from which they have been molded is ready for the kiln.
It has been said by some in the sociology community that you have learned 50% of what you will learn by 4. 70 to 80% by 8.
You don't break habits, you can only replace them.
We are a reflection of our peer group.
Do gooders versus they are on their own.

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