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    Question Private opulence, public squalor: How the U.S. helps the rich and hurts the poor

    Private opulence, public squalor: How the U.S. helps the rich and hurts the poor.

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    Over 11% of the U.S. population — about one in nine people — lived below the federal poverty line in 2021. But Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond says neither that statistic, nor the federal poverty line itself, encapsulate the full picture of economic insecurity in America.

    "There's plenty of poverty above the poverty line as a lived experience," Desmond says. "Aboutone in three Americans live in a household that's making $55,000 or less, and many of those folks aren't officially considered poor. But what else do you call trying to raise three kids in Portland on $55,000?" Growing up in a small town in Arizona, Desmond learned firsthand how economic insecurity could impact a family's stress level. He remembers the gas being shut off and his family home being foreclosed on. Those hardships would later drive his research — specifically the question of how so much poverty could exist within a country as wealthy as the U.S.

    Desmond's 2017 book Evicted, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, examined the nation's affordable housing crisis through the lens of those losing their homes. His new book, Poverty, by America, studies various factors that contribute to economic inequality in the U.S., including housing segregation, predatory lending, the decline of unions and tax policies that favor the wealthy. Desmond says that affluent Americans, including many with progressive political views, benefit from corporate and government policies that keep people poor.


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    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...=pocket-newtab
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    Abject poverty in the US, although a fraction of the problem compared to many other nations, is a concern. It would be nice if the money directed at illegals was directed against our own homeless.

    Above abject poverty, the poor in the US, with social welfare benefits, are rich in comparison to much of the poor in the world.
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    While people's economic position can change at any given time for a multitude of reasons, the lack of education on economic matters, the underlying idea of 'the government will catch me' and the constant barrage of 'buy me' has most people unable to meet their basic needs while they support their un-basic needs.

    The large difference in political mindsets is who is responsible for one's economic and social position. On the Conservative side, each is responsible for their own, with community temporary help. On the Liberal side, no one seems responsible for their own actions, and everyone should be cushioning their fall, on a consistent basis.

    Our educational system has failed current generations, which includes the parents thereof.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It would be nice if the money directed at illegals was directed against our own homeless.
    How should that be done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jes'fuchinwitcha View Post
    How should that be done?
    Money being sent currently to illegals- put a hold on it. Then take that money for programs to help our homeless.

    In federal fiscal law with regards to appropriated funds the process is called reprograming.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Money being sent currently to illegals- put a hold on it. Then take that money for programs to help our homeless. In federal fiscal law with regards to appropriated funds the process is called reprograming.
    Also, a real commitment to close the border. For the life of me, I don't understand why the D's care more about the illegals than Americans other than, perhaps, the rural poor all vote R. (East Palestine, Ohio)
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    Also, a real commitment to close the border. For the life of me, I don't understand why the D's care more about the illegals than Americans other than, perhaps, the rural poor all vote R. (East Palestine, Ohio)
    What causes you to think that they do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jes'fuchinwitcha View Post
    What causes you to think that they do?
    Their actions. Illegals being housed in nice hotels (which they are trashing), while our homeless live in crime infested tent /tarp "cities". Illegals who shouldn't even be in the country. Got any more stupid questions?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jes'fuchinwitcha View Post
    What causes you to think that they do?
    Their conduct. Their attitude. To democrats, illegal immigrants are like the holy grail whereas citizens in flyover states are like the scum they scrape off the bottom of their shoes.
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