Why not simply introduce legislation that would help those living in extreme poverty? Why create a campaign and talk about extreme poverty as a human rights issue?
Currently, at both the national and state levels, we rely on a patchwork of inadequately funded programs to address poverty. These programs fail to look comprehensively at core causes of poverty, let alone provide adequately resourced solutions. One reason for the ineffectiveness of this approach is that much of the resources put into alleviating poverty are discretionary – money and energy that is spent only after “core obligations” are addressed. The human rights framework allows us to take a step back at look at the solutions to extreme poverty in a new way. When we recognize our history as a nation that believes everyone should have an opportunity to work, to provide for his or her family, to engage in society, how we prioritize our resources changes. We again recognize our obligation to address the needs of the most marginalized and place a high priority on crafting the solutions to extreme poverty. We re-commit ourselves to establishing a comprehensive vision and a workable plan
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