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People sometimes ask whether I think there’s anything we can do to “solve” the problems of my community. I know what they’re looking for; a magical public policy solution or an innovative government program. But these problems of family, faith, and culture aren’t like a Rubik’s Cube, and I don’t think that solutions (as most understand the term) really exist. A good friend, who worked for a time in the White House and cares deeply about the plight of the working class, once told me, “The best way to look at this might be to recognize that you probably can’t fix these things. They’ll always be around. But maybe can put your thumb on the scale a little for the people at the margins.”— J.D. Vance
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