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In the early decades of the twentieth century,
Matthew Desmond • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
EPILOGUE
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Jacob Haas at Princeton’s Eviction Lab was the lead researcher for this book. Thank you, Jacob, for your obsession with the fine print and for your tirelessness and unflappability.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
CHAPTER 8 EMPOWER THE POOR
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
housing—and its persistence in American life means that millions of families are denied safety and security and dignity in one of the richest nations in the history of the world.[24]
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Poverty isn’t simply the condition of not having enough money. It’s the condition of not having enough choice and being taken advantage of because of that.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
a lived reality, there is plenty of poverty above the poverty line.[9]
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Second, we prioritize the subsidization of affluence over the alleviation of poverty.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
CHAPTER 7 INVEST IN ENDING POVERTY