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Why the poor in America stay poor

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Psychology of Poverty

Poverty is a much deeper problem than just not having enough money. It's about this tight knot of social maladies that it means millions of families are denied safety and security in this rich land. I'm happy to get into debates about poverty measurement and lines and that kind of thing. But I think at the bottom, it's like there'sillions and millions of us that are really cut out of the promise that this country offers. And it should be an issue of serious moral urgency for all of us.

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