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Matthew Desmond, "Poverty, By America"

After Words

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The Unprincipled Act of Trapping the Poor in a Cycle of Debt

Matt Welch: "There's just some beautiful writing in it, Matt" He says we prioritize subsidization of affluence over alleviation of poverty. The U.S. could effectively end poverty in America tomorrow without increasing the deficit, he says. Welch: We could afford it if the well off among us took less from the government.

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