Poverty matters

WWP amigo Chuck Currie, in a post today, points out some of the essential elements in the ongoing discussion about poverty in Oregon. He compares and contrasts the views of the leading gubernatorial candidates on this issue, and he offers this conclusion:

Poverty is, of course, a national problem and no Oregon governor can make a real dent in poverty levels without a change in federal policies.  But an activist governor could make a difference.  So far none of the candidates have offered any real cause for hope.

Read it all here.