This ties into what I said that it is this country! There are so many problems here in this country alone and then they have the audacity to go to someone else's country to try to make it like our own. As If!
They act as if we are actually living the "American Dream". You know that is a total lie when there are so many abused, homeless, and starving children. When will it end!

when we talk about children in the streets here, we're not talking about the same thing as what we hear goes on in Brazil. That wouldn't be allowed to happen here. However, there are hungry children, and they're hungry because their families are hungry.

Now, what does happen here is that parents get depressed and feel trodden on, and they stop parenting. That's when children get out and cause trouble during the day, oftentimes joining gangs of some sort. But that's kind of a trickle down effect of poverty; it doesn't happen in wealthier neighborhoods, unless kids are trying to copycat the real thing.

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I have to disagree with you there, because there are abused children in those wealthy neighborhoods and then they wind up in the system. And there are plenty of abused and exploited childrem HERE! That was the whole point of this thread. People always look and say that if it's not so bad as another countries situation then it's not that bad. That is false. We need to take care of our children. I know I may sound corny saying this, but the children are our future. Poor and rich kids all have problems. The rich kids are usually the ones that are so messed up that they grow up to be adults that hurt kids. So don't you think we need to help kids both rich and poor if they are in need.

just giving money hasn't helped, though the money is needed. I've always liked the concept of work programs, and not just menial work, but for whatever reason most communities never quite get it done.

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