Views of Americans on poverty

Public is sharply divided in views of Americans in poverty

About four-in-ten (37%) of those with incomes of $50,000 or more say that poor people have hard lives; among those with incomes under $20,000, about two-thirds (65%) say this.

…73% of Republicans say the government can’t afford to do much more to help the needy, while just 32% of Democrats say this.  Among the most affluent Americans (those with family incomes above $150,000), party may trump income when it comes to views about the poor.

High-income Democrats (those with family incomes of $150,000 or more) are among the most sympathetic to the poor. About three-in-four (73%) say the poor have hard lives, a share that is higher than among Democrats of lower incomes. By contrast, strong majorities of wealthy and middle income Republicans (those with family incomes of $50,000 or higher) say that the poor have it easy, with more than seven-in-ten holding that view.

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Camden school refuses niqab-wearing student

Camden school refuses niqab-wearing student

Misguided kids. If it is more important to this woman to cover her face than to participate in her own education than she might as well drop out and stay at home.

Facial veil’s function as a barrier between the woman and the public. If the woman wants to separate herself from the public so much, so be it but she cannot expect the public to engage with her while she eschews it.