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Matthew Desmond, "Poverty, By America"

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The Power of Prosperity Without Poverty

Jason: Prosperity without poverty would carry a different feeling. You'd go to bed at night wearing far less about being victimized by a crime for a country that shares its wealth is a much safer country. People in national elections would command higher rates of participation and voting. If we had to boil it down to a single concept, we might just say that without poverty, we'd be more free.

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