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  2. Cycle of poverty - Wikipedia

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    [21] [24] [25] [better source needed] Chronic stress is detrimental to our health and has even been proven to harm memory and organs, including the brain. Working memory, defined as a human's capacity to store information in the brain for immediate use, is known to be shorter for children raised in poverty versus those raised in a middle-class ...

  3. Scarcity - Wikipedia

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    People queue up for soup and bread at relief tents in the aftermath of the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. In economics, scarcity "refers to the basic fact of life that there exists only a finite amount of human and nonhuman resources which the best technical knowledge is capable of using to produce only limited maximum amounts of each economic good."

  4. Poverty reduction - Wikipedia

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    In modern times, various economists within the Georgism movement propose measures like the land value tax to enhance access to the natural world for all. Poverty occurs in both developing countries and developed countries. While poverty is much more widespread in developing countries, both types of countries undertake poverty reduction measures.

  5. Resource curse - Wikipedia

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    The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty or the poverty paradox, is the hypothesis that countries with an abundance of natural resources (such as fossil fuels and certain minerals) have lower economic growth, lower rates of democracy, or poorer development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources. [1]

  6. How Long You Could Last on Nothing but Social Security in 50 ...

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    It’s time to reconsider retiring on Social Security alone, especially if you’re one-half of a married couple. New data from GOBankingRates shows that across 50 major U.S. cities this income ...

  7. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form.

  8. You need money and have no savings. Here’s what to do ... - AOL

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    Prioritize your savings until your emergency fund is in good shape. To stay motivated, remember that every little bit helps. Even $500 in emergency savings is better than $0 with a hope and a prayer.

  9. Health equity - Wikipedia

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    In order to achieve health equity, resources must be allocated based on an individual need-based principle. [ 1 ] According to the World Health Organization , "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [ 4 ]