Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120311:15:37:00
They wante@,o work and take car of themselves. but thee1 face of povertye1 is 1 the face of children. an unmarried mother who has children and may also have the responsibilities of taking care of their own parents. so itq goes beyond simply wantig the individual -- it affects a number of people. eve got to remember that the economy and the economic downturn has made poverty evene more difficult. it'sjf increased the numbers in many e1respects. while we do have a social safety net, that we've got to maintain it in this country, but we need to do more to help people achieve economic independence...