Greeting: An Explanation Of The Terms In The Book

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Personal failure versus system failure was the concept that I hold to my heart. I also believe that somethings in life you cannot help simply because of how things are put into place. In the book it states many people question a person who looks healthy but is receiving government assistance: why isn’t the person working? A lot of people may look at certain people and feel like they should not receive social benefit because they look healthy but you cannot always look at a person’s appearance. Yes, the chart was a very good explanation of the terms in the book.

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