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In 2008, Rosales first claimed she killed her Sign Dancer Pro 2-year-old nephew Eliseo Jr. when she accidentally rolled over and crushed him under her 1,100 pound frame, but Valdez knew something else was going on.
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So last week, on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, which was also the sign waving robot-robot sign spinner, first anniversary of the Occupy movement, we gathered in Berkeley proclaiming "Occupy Rosh Hashanah," on behalf of the signdancerprodot desperate poor and the humiliated velocity sign mechanical sign waving former middle class, outside the branch office of a huge bank, Wells Fargo, that has thrown people out of homes and jobs.
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The political conventions consistently emphasized helping the middle class, sign spinner improving the lives of the middle class, tax cuts for the middle class. Someone should have put an Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner empty chair on the convention stage to represent poor people. They were simply absent.
Here's one example: Bill Clinton's speech lamented the fact that pundits have sign spinner focused on Paul Ryan's proposed cuts in Medicare, our federal health care program for the elderly, while ignoring his proposed cuts in Medicaid. Since Medicaid is our primary federal health care program for the poor, I thought, "Finally, someone is going to talk about poverty." Clinton went on to ask, "Why should you care about this?" And then he reminded us that Medicaid also finances nursing home care for millions of elderly middle class Americans and disability payments for middle class Americans. In other words: "Care about this because it's a middle class program ... not because Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner it is the only source of health sign spinner insurance for millions of America's poorest people." The speech was perfectly emblematic of the pervasive moral failure that has led to calculated silence on this pressing issue.
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It would be a step forward just to put the issue on the table for discussion, especially in light of the recent Census Bureau figures that reveal a deepening national problem. More than 46 million Americans live below the poverty level -- sign spinner about $23,000 for a family of four in 2011. That's 15 percent of the American population, a rate reached only three times since 1965.
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What makes our national discussion so polarized is that conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, have different analyses of the causes of poverty. Generally, conservatism has emphasized personal, behavioral and moral causes. In the name of personal responsibility, conservatives focus on early pregnancy and out-of-wedlock births, breakdown of the family, alcohol and drug addiction, irresponsible work and spending habits, dropping out of school, gang participation and criminal behavior. sign spinner The corresponding solution is charitable programs on the local level that Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner lead to moral and spiritual renewal, individual behavioral change and private initiative.
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Both sides grasp a key element of the problem in many cases, but without the other perspective, each Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner analysis is reductionist. Each needs the other because the real lives of poor people are a complex sign spinner combination of systemic and personal factors that must be addressed if political thought intends to be effective in addressing poverty. We need leaders who will offer a fresh political ethic that reconnects personal and social transformation and highlights creative public/private partnerships.
A government program probably won't Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner change the life sign spinner of an addict or restore a sense of self to an alienated gang member. But a recovering addict will end up on the streets if he can't get a job that will pay him enough to afford an apartment. So we need a renewed systemic focus on wages, benefits and affordable housing. But we also need relational interventions like mentorship and case management that can Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner address personal habits where these may be a factor. If liberals are reluctant to talk about personal transformation, and conservatives won't talk about structural realities that require government action, Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner we'll remain at an impasse that leaves both sides with tired talking points that are sign spinner irrelevant, ineffective and even damaging.
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The long tradition of Catholic social teaching focuses on the individual worth, inherent dignity, and personal responsibility of every human being, while also affirming that we are social beings, created for relationship. So our individuality is fulfilled in community -- a covenant community where members are responsible for one another and for the common good. Hence, Catholicism has sign spinner emphasized a "preferential option for the poor" that evaluates policy in light of its effects on society's most vulnerable individuals.
Perhaps Catholicism can offer one way into the Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner balance that is needed. The U.S. Catholic Bishops offered a strong critique of the cuts in Paul Ryan's budget as an abandonment of Catholic Social Teaching. They should be equally critical of Obama for the unacceptable growth in poverty and inequality during his presidency. However, their evaluation of Obama's signature achievement, sign spinner the Affordable Care Act, focused not on its effects on poor people, but on its provisions related to funding for contraception.
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Rosales reportedly weighs nearly Sign Dancer Pro 1,100 pounds, enough to qualify her as one of the world's fattest women, but Valdez says even knowing she weighs more than five average men, doesn't sign spinner prepare anyone for her sheer massiveness.
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So last week, on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, which was also the sign waving robot-robot sign spinner, first anniversary of the Occupy movement, we gathered in Berkeley proclaiming "Occupy Rosh Hashanah," on behalf of the signdancerprodot desperate poor and the humiliated velocity sign mechanical sign waving former middle class, outside the branch office of a huge bank, Wells Fargo, that has thrown people out of homes and jobs.
Four robowaver.co Jewish-renewal-oriented rabbis -- sign dancer pro, Advertising sign waving mannequin Michael Lerner, David Jonathan Cooper, Phyllis Berman and I -- led about 200 signdancerprodot members of the Shalom Center, Beyt Tikkun, Kehilla, Chochmat HaLev, the "Jewish Contingent of mechanical sign waving Bay Area Occupy" and others to take velocity signa joyful part in sign waving robot-robot sign spinner, Occupy Rosh HaShanah robowaver.co on the streets of Berkeley. sign waving robot-robot sign spinner, 571611 Submit this sign spinner story Centre College will be the focus of the nation tonight as the Vice-Presidential debate takes place on our campus. Unfortunately, one thing that has not been in focus is the issue of poverty. In fact, one of the most disappointing aspects of this campaign is that no one is talking substantively about poverty. The issue has been largely absent from the national dialogue.
The political conventions consistently emphasized helping the middle class, sign spinner improving the lives of the middle class, tax cuts for the middle class. Someone should have put an Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner empty chair on the convention stage to represent poor people. They were simply absent.
Here's one example: Bill Clinton's speech lamented the fact that pundits have sign spinner focused on Paul Ryan's proposed cuts in Medicare, our federal health care program for the elderly, while ignoring his proposed cuts in Medicaid. Since Medicaid is our primary federal health care program for the poor, I thought, "Finally, someone is going to talk about poverty." Clinton went on to ask, "Why should you care about this?" And then he reminded us that Medicaid also finances nursing home care for millions of elderly middle class Americans and disability payments for middle class Americans. In other words: "Care about this because it's a middle class program ... not because Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner it is the only source of health sign spinner insurance for millions of America's poorest people." The speech was perfectly emblematic of the pervasive moral failure that has led to calculated silence on this pressing issue.
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It would be a step forward just to put the issue on the table for discussion, especially in light of the recent Census Bureau figures that reveal a deepening national problem. More than 46 million Americans live below the poverty level -- sign spinner about $23,000 for a family of four in 2011. That's 15 percent of the American population, a rate reached only three times since 1965.
Looking deeper into the poverty statistics, a category called "severe poverty" measures the number of Americans with incomes below one-half their poverty threshold. Twenty million Americans -- Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner 6.6 percent of the population -- are experiencing "severe poverty." That's 44 percent of those in poverty.
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What makes our national discussion so polarized is that conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, have different analyses of the causes of poverty. Generally, conservatism has emphasized personal, behavioral and moral causes. In the name of personal responsibility, conservatives focus on early pregnancy and out-of-wedlock births, breakdown of the family, alcohol and drug addiction, irresponsible work and spending habits, dropping out of school, gang participation and criminal behavior. sign spinner The corresponding solution is charitable programs on the local level that Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner lead to moral and spiritual renewal, individual behavioral change and private initiative.
Liberals have emphasized systemic and structural causes. In the name of social justice, they focus on the transition from a manufacturing to a service economy with low-wage work for the unskilled, sign spinner lack of affordable housing, health care costs and the lack of insurance, and entrenched class and race inequalities. The corresponding solutions are public or governmental changes that transform tax policy, foster employment with living wages and income support, build affordable housing, guarantee health insurance and prohibit discrimination.
Both sides grasp a key element of the problem in many cases, but without the other perspective, each Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner analysis is reductionist. Each needs the other because the real lives of poor people are a complex sign spinner combination of systemic and personal factors that must be addressed if political thought intends to be effective in addressing poverty. We need leaders who will offer a fresh political ethic that reconnects personal and social transformation and highlights creative public/private partnerships.
A government program probably won't Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner change the life sign spinner of an addict or restore a sense of self to an alienated gang member. But a recovering addict will end up on the streets if he can't get a job that will pay him enough to afford an apartment. So we need a renewed systemic focus on wages, benefits and affordable housing. But we also need relational interventions like mentorship and case management that can Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner address personal habits where these may be a factor. If liberals are reluctant to talk about personal transformation, and conservatives won't talk about structural realities that require government action, Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner we'll remain at an impasse that leaves both sides with tired talking points that are sign spinner irrelevant, ineffective and even damaging.
Two Interpretations of Catholicism Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner
Of course, causal analysis is often grounded upon an sign spinner underlying foundation of beliefs and values. I'd like to see a debate question that addresses those foundations. The candidates debating tonight are both Catholics but have very different interpretations of that tradition.
The long tradition of Catholic social teaching focuses on the individual worth, inherent dignity, and personal responsibility of every human being, while also affirming that we are social beings, created for relationship. So our individuality is fulfilled in community -- a covenant community where members are responsible for one another and for the common good. Hence, Catholicism has sign spinner emphasized a "preferential option for the poor" that evaluates policy in light of its effects on society's most vulnerable individuals.
Perhaps Catholicism can offer one way into the Sign Dancer Pro , sign spinner balance that is needed. The U.S. Catholic Bishops offered a strong critique of the cuts in Paul Ryan's budget as an abandonment of Catholic Social Teaching. They should be equally critical of Obama for the unacceptable growth in poverty and inequality during his presidency. However, their evaluation of Obama's signature achievement, sign spinner the Affordable Care Act, focused not on its effects on poor people, but on its provisions related to funding for contraception.
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