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| cycle of poverty | the passage of poverty from one generation to the next |
| welfare | programs that aim to solve only immediate problems of the poor |
| antipoverty program | programs that aim to bring people out of poverty |
| poverty threshold | an amount of money below which a family is considered poor |
| AFDC | aid to families with dependent children |
| TANF | places limits on welfare benefits and requires recipients to find work |
| SSI | a federal-state program to give money to poor people who are blind, disabled, or elderly |
| poverty rate | the percentage of a group below the poverty threshold |
| unemployment rate | the percentage of the workforce who do not have a job, but are out looking |
| charity | a private organization that helps the poor |
