“There’s a difference between being poor and being low-income. Poor is a state of mind. Low-income is a socioeconomic status. I’m not going to say ‘woe is me’. I’m not going to give up.”
Kyle, University of Chicago

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“There’s a difference between being poor and being low-income. Poor is a state of mind. Low-income is a socioeconomic status. I’m not going to say ‘woe is me’. I’m not going to give up.”
Kyle, University of Chicago

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