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In order to support the youth of communities, the federal government needs to raise the profits for the poor children in the country.

-> Federal spending on all children has increased since the 1990s, but it hasn't grown "quickly enough to keep the United States from falling behind other countries" that have similar developed economies

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Teens, in societies, are being forgotten in how refundable tax credits are tied to work and teens are struggling.

-> "This is perhaps the best evidence to date that there's a group at the bottom being left out because of the way refundable tax credits are tied to work"

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While the federal government increases the money for poor children, it also needs to raise the funding for social service programs for youth.

-> There have been 10 instances, since 1990, in which federal social programs have been evaluated using the scientific "gold standard method" which includes "randomly assigning individuals to a program or control group"

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(How Other Countries & Cultures Tackle Teen Troubles)

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(How Other Countries & Cultures Tackle Teen Troubles)

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A community must support and be involved in its youth to improve legal, societal, and mental wellbeing.

-> After an initiative took place, between 2006 and 2014, "daily smoking rates dropped 30%" and underage drinking "dropped by about 25%".

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Taxpaying dollars should be more focused on the improvement of long term prospects for children or youth.

-> "Our current arsenal of intervention for youth contains some that are not a good use of taxpayer funds and others with very high rates of return"

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Schools should provide more opportunities in kids' sports to benefit them later in life.

-> While children in minority and low-income communities are less passive than higher classes, their lack of "health information, preventive care, and clinical services" puts them at risk for untreated physical concerns

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Child mentors provide good influences for them.

"mentors can be a positive influence on young people's lives, including supporting their academic outcomes, mental health and preparing them for their future careers."

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(How Other Countries & Cultures Tackle Teen Troubles)

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(How Other Countries & Cultures Tackle Teen Troubles)

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The contrasting ideals on punishment of teens may differ from country to country, but the countries that choose to prioritize young peoples community and security are proven to be more successful

-> The Netherlands are a "model of teen happiness" because they focus on "autonomous decision making over obedience'.

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The community should be committed to valuing what youth sports benefit at-risk and other children.

-> "the participation of at-risk youth in organized athletics programs yields both immediate and long-term benefits for the community as a whole"

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Mentors can help children understand the world in ways they haven't been able to.

"[Mentors] allow young people to find and engage with mentors with similar life experiences as well as those with different perspectives to build their empathy and understanding."

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Federal resources put to children and younger generations are necessary to lessen child poverty and the future of the country.

-> Programs made for the betterment of the children are "treated as outlays in the federal budget"

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The amount of money going to the support of children is decreasing.

"federal budget outlays spent on children decreases from 9.8% to 6.2%"

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Each state in the US spends a different amount of money on children.

"New York spends 30.3K for each student while Arizona only spends 9.1K."

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The government choosing to spend their funds on preventing child poverty overall leads to better quality of life in their country

->Due to the federal aid provided to children during COVID-19, child poverty dropped from "12.5% in 2019 to... 5.2% in 2021"

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When a community or government chooses to not help and support their younger generations, they then punish them with the effects of generations before them.

-> In current years, a lot of people think to "saddle future generations with debt for present day consumption"

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Children knowing that its ok to make mistakes is vital to their success.

"I've had the freedom to make those mistakes, and the freedom to seek redemption for them."

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A societies economic success, or distress, should not be able to effect or surprise the later generations with the faults that came before them

-> Younger people are "not well informed" and are "often misled" about the economic state of their country.

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It is a huge help for children to have valuable mentors around them to push them to succeed.

"What changed was that I found myself surrounded by people who kept pushing me to see more than what was directly in front of me."

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To what extent should a community support its youth?

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To what extent should a community support its youth?

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Although a community supporting its youth may be expensive, the community should support its youth due to the benifits to childrens health, the set up for their success, and influential mentors along the way.