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Monday, February 18, 2008

poverty destroys people

poverty will ultimate destroy our nation. our society is not producing fully functioning people participating in a fully functioning society.

poverty in early childhood poisons the brain, the american association for the advancement of science meeting in boston heard on friday.

neuroscientists said many children growing up in very poor families with low social status experience unhealthy levels of stress hormones, which impair their neural development. that effect is on top of any damage caused by inadequate nutrition and exposure to environmental toxins.

studies by several us universities have revealed the pervasive harm done to the brain, particularly between the ages of six months and three years, from low socio-economic status.

...jack shonkoff, director of harvard university’s centre on the developing child, said policymakers had to take note of the research because “the foundation of all social problems later in life takes place in the early years”. - financial times

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posted by Cookie Jill at 12:22 PM |

1 Comments:

Did you see the piece on Denmark, on last night's 60 Minutes?

Paying for 1) health care, 2) education, 3) child care and 4) elderly and disabled care....

would eliminate poverty. Or at least, it works over there. Nah, too easy, I know.

(Of course, you can't pay for that stuff if you are fighting wars all over the planet.)
commented by Blogger Daisy, 1:52 PM PST  

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