Dave Zweifel: Why help the poor when the rich want more?

Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.

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Dave Zweifel: Why help the poor when the rich want more?

Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty by America” takes a closer look at how, often unwittingly, ordinary Americans contribute to the huge financial inequities that, despite the nation’s wealth, fester and grow, leaving little hope for millions who wind up trapped by it all.

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