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| In this tract, a well-to-do man speaks to a drunkard in a condescending tone. His statement implies that if the drunkard would first spend his money on clothing rather than on drink, he would not have to wear second-hand clothes provided to him by charitable organizations. Such tracts raise the issue of secondary, as opposed to primary, poverty. Secondary poverty applies to those who are in need because they misuse their money. This is seen as less forgivable than primary poverty, whereby individuals simply do not have enough money even were that money to be well-spent. |