Addendum 3 cont'd 2/

Child poverty is a choice
https://popular.info/p/child-poverty-is-a-choice

* 2022: child poverty rate spiked to 12.4%
*  7.2% than 2021, per U.S. Census: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/press-kits/2023/iphi/20230912-iphi-slides-poverty.pdf
* children who exp. poverty endure immediate hardships: food insecurity/hunger; inadequate clothing; lack of health care; overcrowded/substandard housing/homelessness"
* long-term consequences of child poverty are severe: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/0713_dutta-gupta_testimony.pdf

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