Upward mobility has been described as climbing a ladder of success. Unfortunately, the middle rungs of that ladder have been sawn off (on purpose!), thereby creating perpetual poverty for a significant percentage of our population. To understand the local magnitude of this phenomenon, consider the “confession” by a former county official who stated, “th…
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