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pauper (formerly) a destitute person supported by public charity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Prosperity Versus Planning: How Government Stifles Economic Growth, David Osterfeld writes: "The pauperization of Micronesia was a direct result of foreign aid. Indoor relief, reformers believed, would discourage all but the truly destitute from seeking public relief and thus discourage pauperization, or as we would say, chronic dependency. The pauperization of the church will mean fewer schools and hospitals, fewer havens for the abused and addicted, a reduction of nursing homes for the elderly, and a curtailing of inner-city social and economic initiatives. |
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