The $3b child poverty pric tag

[Oh_hunnihunni]

i thought jacinda solved child poverdy before she decamped

It isn't a one solution problem though, no matter what any government says or does. It needs a multipronged approach and decades of focus to come anywhere near to eliminating. It is a political stick to beat those we oppose with, and a political bone to wave at voters, which is really sad, because at the heart of it are families with children who simply do not deserve to pay that price.

But it is always the way, isn't it? When human communities stuff up, be it war, or just poor management, it is the children and the women who pay the highest cost. When we can fix that humanity will be worth saving.