ABOLISH POVERTY: Matthew Desmond on How We Can Do It
The Next Big Idea
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TANF Isn't Just a Red State Thing.
Poverty by America is a new book from Matthew Desmond. It looks at the ways in which states are spending federal welfare funds. In one state, Tennessee, $790 million of TANF money was left unspent for next year. Desmond says low-income Americans leave huge amount of aid unclaimed every year.
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