You talked about people being long term on food assistance. I would say the reason for that is because we haven't raised the minimum wage in this country in 15 years. Here in Texas, it's still a little over $7 an hour. We allow these giant multinational corporations making record profits to pay people poverty level wages. That is what's keeping people in, in a cycle of dependency. That's what's keeping people in poverty. (20:22–20:26)
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