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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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What makes poor people fat and rich people thin?
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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There were many poor and needy people in this village, and she had great joy in helping them financially owing to her innate quality of generosity.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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This was brought about by the sensible and concrete projects that he had initiated to uplift the oral health status of the poor peoples especially those in the countryside and far flung regions in the Philippines.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Poor people who possessed few household linens, prayed for clear weather that all the bedding would be dried.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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These people are praised in the middle of a passage which encourages the Muslim community to be liberal with its money, giving to the poor and the needy and promises good reward for such charity.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Rich people were regarded as those God had blessed and poor people were regarded as those God had accursed.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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POOR PEOPLE MUST BE LISTENED TO If development efforts are to be effective in helping reduce the negative effects of poverty, then it is axiomatic that the wishes, needs and fears of poor people be considered.
Poor people are unable to compete in the election campaigns, and the result is that only the rich get elected.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Poor People's Coalition A grassroots group of poor people and their advocates, organized to create community awareness and change around the issues of poverty and welfare reform.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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Providing poor people with access to financial services is a critical element in reducing poverty and increasing economic growth.
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Craig Leveaux,
Blogger
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Poor people don't pay that much in taxes and need the assistance a healthy government provides; so tax cuts are not in their best interest.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Poor people are far more at risk from personal crime than the affluent, and violent crime is one of the more severe shocks that can cause vulnerable households to become impoverished.
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