"Our focus is on remedying poverty in the United States"

Why not focus on fixing the roots of poverty?

Janie mentiond some root causes:

greed
selfishness
stupidity
bad choices
overpopulation
the inertia of large social systems
A lack of education
lack of opportunity
lack of motivation
self-righteousness
failure to be responsible for the self
failure to be responsible for the effect of the choices one makes on others
failure to be responsible for and to others
ignorance
lack of life skills
lack of social support
lifestyle choices
corrupt government officials
substance abuse


A great conflicting statement:

"So, screw root causes... We have a problem and we need a cure"