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Poverty, by America
- Already a fourth of the adults actually employed in the US are paid wages lower than would lift them above the official poverty line – and so a fifth of American children live in poverty. Almost half of employed adults in this country are eligible for food stamps (most of those who are eligible don’t apply). The market in labour has broken down, al... See more
from What if jobs are not the solution but the problem? | Aeon Essays by James Livingston
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty