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A Letter to the Poor

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Outcast and Castoff
Message Jack Rawls
Well, that's it. I got it off my chest. There's no magic wand to put us all into new cars and fancy houses in the suburbs. There's no government "every man a king" program about to be signed by the President. What there is is us. We are America's poor and this society has said to us, "You're on your own." We're overboard in the middle of the sea in the midst of a storm. All we can do is to declare, "WE'RE on OUR own," and use cooperation to lift each other not out of a "poverty" that's defined by how much you possess but into a life that can still be safe and full of joy.

With hope for the future,

One of the Outcasts and Castoffs

If you're interested in joining with us in this effort to make our lives better, write us at outcastsandcastoffs@gmail.com.

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