Learning to rethink poverty | Column
How poverty damages a childâs brain and what we can do about it.
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President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11 in the Oval Office of the White House. [ MANDEL NGAN | AFP ]
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She was aghast, hands to her face, rocking back in disbelief. âYou donât have a childrenâs allowance in the United States?â Steph was a Canadian snowbird, Zooming into my book club meeting during this pandemic. âWho gets the allowance?â we asked. âWhy, everyone with children does.â Now it was the Americans who were incredulous. Canada has greatly solved the problem of child poverty, while the United States still malingers.