Social Criticism Scale
“In a country like ours, with its wealth and technology, the fact there are millions of families living below the 'poverty line' means that there is something terribly wrong with our economic system.”
CITM_3b6c1b5d8dc7 · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
in a country like ours with its wealth and technology the fact there are millions of families living below the poverty line means that there is something terribly wrong with our economic system
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“In a country like ours, with its wealth and technology, the fact there are millions of families living below the 'poverty line' means that there is something terribly wrong with our economic system.”
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