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America’s Poverty is by Design

Some of My Best Friends Are

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The Importance of Being Honest in Our Lives

Matthew Desmond: America has so many poor people when it is in fact the richest country in the world. We've caused this and by we I'd like to challenge all of us to to ride ourselves into that, he says. Desmond: The welfare state's imbalanced. You know, we give the most to families that need it the least but then have the audacity to claim we can't afford to do more than break it down.

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