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How to explain inequality to children

My 9-year-old asked me why some kids don't have enough food when we throw away leftovers, and I realized I don't have a good answer for why the world is so unfair.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Children's moral clarity can expose the contradictions and injustices we've learned to accept as adults.

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