America believes that the solution to every social and economic problem is job training. It’s an obsession, says this writer, that costs a lot of dollars and makes little sense.
The federal government wants more mothers to breastfeed. But, writes a New York City social worker, the feds also oversee welfare programs that make it very difficult for low-income women to nurse their kids.
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