No major rich democracy nation has been more hesitant to provide unconditional cash allowances to families with children experiencing poverty than the United States. Almost all major democracies have provided a version of such allowances for decades. But U.S. ideology strongly resists giving all Americans poverty relief, and this has included children. A result is that by key measures, America has the highest child poverty rate among rich democracies.
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