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This article talks about children being the poorest population in the United States and how poverty affects children and society. It also brings light to how government assistance programs can make a difference in a child's life.

You can also see a clear difference in the schools that are filled with children that live in poverty because of how underfunded they are due to schools getting most of their funding through property taxes.

Its surprising and unfortunate to read that children are the poorest population when they have no control over their situation.

Article stating statistics on children living in poverty. Discusses future chances of remaining in poverty and how this affects the child and our society.

Poverty is still a lingering issue in the United States. 50% of our children are living in poverty. Some of these children cannot get government assistance because their parents make too much money for a family of 4.