Why are programs for poor families with children poorly funded and restrictively designed?
A) Children and the poor do not exercise direct political power.
B) There are no interest groups representing either group.
C) Public sentiment does not support funding education or food programs.
D) Children and the poor make up a much smaller percentage of the population.
E) Child poverty in America has been eradicated.
A
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