I'd be willing to bet that obesity, drugs, alcohol, and lousy diets account for this.
But it's racism, not bad life choices. Got it.
Premarital sex, welfare, no husband/father/daddy around, welfare, lack of education, welfare, unemployment...and too much gubmin help.
Why bother to do ANYTHING but breed more welfare babies? Especially when the gubmin pays them more for each baby?
Also, I think, that black ministers won't TOUCH the issue of daddy-less homes and welfare...not if they want to keep their jobs as minister.
Yes, they never take into consideration the number of teenage mothers, possible drug use, smoking, poor diet, etc. To even hint that people need to be responsible for themselves is racist.
Poverty is this country is not really poverty. When they say people are living in poverty they do not count non-cash government benefits. So, people receiving food stamps, welfare, free or subsidized housing, help with utilities, free education for the kids plus the 3 meals a day they provide for school kids year round, and even a free phone. Someone can be getting all this and have a small income and still be counted as living in poverty. In addition there are numerous private charities to count that provide food, school supplies, blankets in the winter, and fans in the summer, etc. The only way anyone can be hungry in the US is if they are mentally or addicted to drugs or alcohol, or their parents are neglecting or abusing them. It’s a bunch of hooey.