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貧困と助け合う仕組み
貧困撲滅週間が始まりました。クィーンズランド州社会奉仕評議会によれば、州民の１０％以上の人が１週間の収入２８１ドル以下の貧しい暮らしをしています。食料品や２００７年に規制緩和された電気料金の値上がりが追い打ちをかけています。経済発展の裏側の貧困問題に社会の関心が高まっています。
| One in ten Queenslanders poverty stricken 2009/10/12 |
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| More than 10 per cent of Queenslanders are living in poverty, according to the Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS). In launching Anti-Poverty week, QCOSS president Karyn Walsh said an estimated 413,000 people were earning $281 or less per week.(More) Discussion Questions: 1. What can poor families do to cope with rising costs of living ? 2. How fair is this claim of poverty when compared to people living in developing countries ? 3. Should governments provide welfare benefits for people on low incomes ? 4. How can people's dependence on welfare be reduced ? 5. Should governments give more financial support to the elderly ? |
| 記事引用： brisbanetimes |
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