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Second, we prioritize the subsidization of affluence over the alleviation of poverty.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
At the height of the Great Recession, one in ten Americans was out of work, but only one in three drew unemployment.[18]
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
state leading the way on this is New Jersey. Nearly every suburban jurisdiction in the state has affordable housing. Why? Because in a series of landmark decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court not only prohibited exclusionary zoning but also required all municipalities to provide their “fair share” of affordable housing, the fair share being calcu
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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
There is a way we can rebalance these two freedoms: by significantly expanding our housing voucher program so that all low-income families could benefit from it. What we need most is a housing program for the unlucky majority—the millions of poor families struggling unassisted in the private market—that promotes the values most of us support: secur
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Choice is the antidote for exploitation. So a crucial step toward ending poverty is giving more Americans the power to decide where to work, live, and bank, and when to start a family.
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Fewer and fewer families can afford a roof over their head. This is among the most urgent and pressing issues facing America today, and acknowledging the breadth and depth of the problem changes the way we look at poverty. For decades, we’ve focused mainly on jobs, public assistance, parenting, and mass incarceration. No one can deny the importance
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Several years ago, I met Julio Payes, a permanent resident from Guatemala
Matthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
Poverty is traumatic, and since society isn’t investing in its treatment, poor people often have their own ways of coping with their pain. My friend Scott was sexually abused as a child. As an adult, he found pills, then fentanyl. He bought peace for $20 at a time. In his forties, he got sober and stayed that way for several years before relapsing
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