Melady on Poverty at USCCB | National Catholic Reporter

Melady on Poverty at USCCB | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Part of the problem is definitional, as benefits are not included in the measure - however if you do include benefits and compare to what is essentially a decent way of life, the problem is even worse.  The Church needs to be more pro-active on this - inserting itself more, not less -into how the poor are treated.  We should certainly not leave them at the mercy of refund anticipation loan sharks who charge horrendous interest rates.  We should also grow into more adult education and expand our hospital system to house non-violent offenders and make sure they have real education and treatment - something they don't necessarily get from the prison industrial complex.  Finally, when was the last time you saw a Catholic Vo-Tech high school opened?