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matthewf

(3,781 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:47 AM Sep 2013

Study Shows Poverty's Shocking Effects On The Human Brain - Bryce Covert Discusses

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Study Shows Poverty's Shocking Effects On The Human Brain - Bryce Covert Discusses (Original Post) matthewf Sep 2013 OP

Short summary... PotatoChip Sep 2013 #1

It's certainly a vicious cycle but also, to some extent at least, an artificially created condition. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #3

K&R! Phlem Sep 2013 #2

I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO FB TO POST THIS VIDEO, AS I SEE IT AS A MYTH BREAKER, NO? drynberg Sep 2013 #4

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)

1. Short summary...

Reply to matthewf (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:29 PM

Sep 2013

Bryce Covert's opening statement:

"So, a lot of people assume that people are in poverty because they make poor decisions. There is actually a lot of research that shows that it goes the other way. The people make poor decisions because they are in poverty".

She then goes on to explain a few other interesting facts found within this study about the effects of poverty.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

3. It's certainly a vicious cycle but also, to some extent at least, an artificially created condition.

Reply to PotatoChip (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 04:48 PM

Sep 2013

After all, no other developed nation has anywhere near the level (in proportion or intensity) of poverty we do.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)

2. K&R!

Reply to matthewf (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 02:03 PM

Sep 2013

-p

drynberg

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4. I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO FB TO POST THIS VIDEO, AS I SEE IT AS A MYTH BREAKER, NO?

Reply to matthewf (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 07:33 AM

Sep 2013

So many Americans falsely think they are immune to poverty because, y'know, they make the "right" choices...these tens of millions need to see that the causation is the reverse...bad choices often come from poverty...and that the stress and overload is often worse than a returning soldier from a war. This is HEAVY, no?

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