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Politicians play poverty card by the numbers

Opinion: Inside the policy wonk world of Wellington child poverty is a statistical abstraction cured by taxpayers' money.

Wed, 20 Dec 2017

Child poverty is very much a new worry (it used to be just poverty) but it appeared truly wonderful coming into the festive season to have the government deal to it.

A quick twist on the appropriate policy levers generated headlines declaring “child poverty halved.” It appeared so effortless it

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