State of New Hampshire Archives: on Welfare & Poverty


Karen Testerman: Not always government's responsibility to care for the poor

The idea that we could ever completely get rid of the inequities is really a pipe dream in many ways because the poor will always be with us. And as a society, we do want to take care of them. But it is not always government's responsibility to take care of them. It is really the responsibility of our communities to take from the excesses that we have to share with those that are less fortunate.
Source: N.H. Public Radio on 2022 New Hampshire Gubernatorial race Sep 3, 2020

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