Poverties

While Labour has poured money into welfare in a vain attempt to change the statistics with regards to families on 60% of median income, they have missed the reality of what the theologian Graham Ward has called "the new poverties" of the postmodern city. ❋ Burke's Corner (2009)

They see that Goldman Sachs and Lloyd Blankfein making record poverties and paying what could be $23 billion to some 31,000 employees this year so quickly after big bailouts and capital infusions from the federal government. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The president of ATL provides some heart-rending examples of these new poverties: Once, I sent a girl home with her first book, to share with her mother. ❋ Burke's Corner (2009)

During what long thankless nights had she worked out her fingers for little Georgy whilst at home with her; what buffets, scorns, privations, poverties had she endured for father and mother! ❋ Unknown (2006)

But the truth doesn't change, 'the truth sent from above', about our own universal ruin and restoration and about what that lays upon us when we look at the various specific poverties we confront in our human family. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was wonderfully characteristic of her that, having invented a fine theory, about Gilbert Osmond, she loved him not for what he really possessed, but for his very poverties dressed out as honours. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But I very much share your overall sentiment, which is that the problems in developing countries and poverties are immense and we all should be doing more. ❋ ITY National Archives (2000)

And there was located in one of the poverties, one of the neighborhoods that they have a lot of poverty, in La Paz. ❋ Unknown (1998)

In such places came together the complexities and the poverties, the elementalities and the richnesses of the worlds. ❋ Norman, John (1985)

He then explained his plan of life in simple and touching terms; he would become Madame Gerard's son and his dear Louise's brother; the union of their two poverties would become almost comfort. ❋ Various (N/A)

In these volumes, the ups and downs, the poverties and even the ignorances of the young traveler are set forth -- not paraded -- with great vividness, and we come to the end of each chapter as if it were the scene of a good old-fashioned comedy. ❋ Various (N/A)

She had always loathed that little house with its barefaced poverties and uglinesses, and it had been a great relief to her to have it stand vacant in past years. ❋ Annie Hamilton Donnell (N/A)

To speak of only one thing, it is certain that in a Christian civilization these cruel riches we see standing side by side with these cruel poverties could not exist; they would all crumble and vanish away in the fire of the social passion of the Christ. ❋ Unknown (1917)

It was wonderfully characteristic of her that she had invented a fine theory about Gilbert Osmond, and loved him, not for what he really possessed, but for his very poverties dressed out as honours. ❋ Unknown (1917)

He would have seen an army organization exercising a control in the affairs of the republic beyond its right, and ideas that were dead and were never rightfully alive, keeping the people of his country from pulling themselves out of poverties and injustices, and from planting themselves upon the new soil of each succeeding year and its needs. ❋ Edgar Lee Masters (1909)

It was wonderfully characteristic of her that, having invented a fine theory about Gilbert Osmond, she loved him not for what he really possessed, but for his very poverties dressed out as honours. ❋ Unknown (1881)

Is it _that_ air of romance that gilds for me then the Barnum background -- taking it as a symbol; that makes me resist, to this effect of a passionate adverse loyalty, any impulse to translate into harsh terms any old sordidities and poverties? ❋ Henry James (1879)

In the UK alone, it is thought that up to 40% of children live in [poverty]. [First world] country [my arse]. ❋ HfjHJhd (2008)

1. Half the children under the [age of 12] died up until [200 years] ago because most civilizations suffered from poverty. 2. I fall below America's [poverty line] of $13,000 a year. I only make $9000. ❋ DesPERRYado (2004)

Poverty is a [hellish] [existence] and [I live] it. ❋ Sarah Fogarty.> (2010)

His family was in such poverty they [had to] get [clothes] from [Salvation Army]. ❋ SalvatoreWuzHere (2006)

[Chile] has [EXTREME] [poverty]. ❋ Shehad(instagram: S_alfadala ) (2017)

[Ethan]: “Man our [student section] sucks.” Max: “Yeah, it’s so [poverty].” ❋ Puppy Dogs (2022)

Povertiness are [popular] in our [country]. ❋ Nosefreak (2011)

remember this quote: "Focusing on the poor and ignoring the system of power, [privilege], and profit that makes them poor, is a little like blaming [the corpse] for murder" - Michael [Parenti] ❋ Dong Woo (2004)

1. [The homeless guy] lived in poverty because he recycled cans for a living and didn't make enough money to purchase what he needed to live [healthily]. The African shepherd also lived in poverty, because the services necessary to make his life healthy could not purchased at all where he lived, even if he had money. 2. "There is no wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance." -Ali ibn Abi [Talib] ❋ Qoheleth (2007)

I will [shoot] poverty in [the fucking] face. They're so [fucking annoying] ❋ Zhenkou (2022)