In the short-term, the obvious point is that the amount and level of income-based assistance makes a difference. |
It is certainly true that people who graduate from high school and don't have kids before they are 21 have a higher earning capacity. But you can't begin to define the causes of poverty based on just those two factors. |
The data is pretty extensive that pre-school training produces markedly increased earning ability when those children reach adulthood. |