In his book, Poverty, by America, sociologist Matthew Desmond explains the significance of poverty in the United States.
“If America’s poor founded a country, that country would have a bigger population than Australia or Venezuela. Almost one in nine Americans — including one in eight children — live in poverty. There are more than 38 million people living in the United States who cannot afford basic necessities, and more than 108 million getting by on $55,000 a year or less, many stuck in that space between poverty and security.”
What’s interesting about poverty in the US is that it is not […]
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