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Why is it so tough to get ahead?

Why is it so tough to get ahead?
How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance
We cannot claim to have people-centred government policies. Not when an 18 year old, lone parent refugee is considered to be an adult under four policies, a child under two, a student under a third policy, a dependent adult under two others, a non-resident under two, and a legal resident of Canada under four more. And as far as government is concerned, it is her job to sort all this out.
John Stapleton
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