LeftDemocrat · @LeftDemocrat
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Poverty kills roughly 500 people in the U.S. -- every day.
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/18/matthew_desmond_poverty_book
#povertyinAmerica
Margaret Sefton · @MargaretSefton
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#FloridaProject #PovertyInAmerica
#AbandonedAmerica #Florida
#florida #AbandonedAmerica #povertyinamerica #floridaproject
beSpacific · @bespacific
763 followers · 1236 posts · Server newsie.socialNPR - #Princeton #sociologist #MatthewDesmond - if the top 1% of Americans paid the #taxes they #owed, it would raise $175 billion each year. "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of #poverty," the author says. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/21/1164275807/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond-inequality #PovertyinAmerica #Billionaires #FinancialSystem #TaxCode #IRS #Congress #regulations #economy #wealthy do not pay taxes
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LeftDemocrat · @LeftDemocrat
2 followers · 44 posts · Server mstdn.social7 out of 10 Americans support permanent expansion of the SNAP program.
#foodstamps
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/17/snap-food-benefits-us-cuts-impact-families
#povertyinAmerica