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The idea that a child may never be able to escape that poverty because she lacks a decent education, or health care, or a community that views her future as their own? that should offend all of us. and it should compel us to action. we are a better country than this. >> right now, in america, with are in the midst of a rare political moment. politicians and the media are actually paying attention to poverty. >> the debate over how to help families in poverty continues in washington. >> so why are so many poor americans trapped at the bottom? >> the rich are getting a lot richer. >> we should h...

To issues of income inequality and poverty reduction. >> barbara, neera, how do you think we bring, you know, bring this down the line so to speak? get some movement on this? we have a moment here. there's a lot going on. a lot of discussion. seems to be some -- how do we take it across the goal line, as they say? >> i think what's very interesting about this moment is actually how you're seeing a bipartisan interest in the conversation. obviously there are different views about solutions, but the fact that rising inequality is becoming something that even republicans are talking about i think...

>> let me ask you this. you're someone who has -- who lived the success story that was welfare reform. >> yes. >> the success of welfare reform is one of the things you hear. having lived through that, what to you say to people who say it was a success? >> i say that that before welfare reform came into play, i could go to school, i'd pay for my own education, but they'd give me some money to live on. and i ended up making, you know, upper middle class wages. so it worked. and the more people we have making good money, the better our economy is going to be. >> for a little more context, joinin...

The idea that a child may never be able to escape that poverty because she lacks a decent education, or health care, or a community that views her future as their own? that should offend all of us. and it should compel us to action. we are a better country than this. >> right now, in america, with are in the midst of a rare political moment. politicians and the media are actually paying attention to poverty. >> the debate over how to help families in poverty continues in washington. >> so why are so many poor americans trapped at the bottom? >> the rich are getting a lot richer. >> we should h...

Is more expensive. you know, eating, clothing, shelter, it's more expensive because that's just another body. you know? that's another add-on. you know? getting involved with this movement has really changed my life because it gave me the courage to actually file again, because the first time they actually closed my face and say, okay, you get paid too much money. you know, the movement actually said, no, you know, you deserve better. >> you're talking about the workers you've been working with in a fight for higher wage. >> know that the polling in the "shriver report" said the government sho...