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> [“Out of every one hundred Americans, fewer than two get aid from today’s cash welfare program. Just 27 percent of poor families with children participate. There are more avid postage stamp collectors in the United States than welfare recipients.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-edin/out-of-every-one-hundred-americans-fewer-than-two-get-aid-from-today/)

[Kathryn Edin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-edin/)

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> [“One of the biggest health problems facing America's poor is obesity. You know you live in a good place when overeating is a problem. Most of the 6 billion people in the world live short, brutal, miserable lives; 1 billion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stossel/one-of-the-biggest-health-problems-facing-america-s-poor-is-obesity/)

[John Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stossel/)

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