Fleisher, Jared,

American Poverty. Jared Fleisher and others. - Harvard Political Review, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 37, Business, 1522-3191; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: American Poverty, Summer 2004; pp. 11-23.

"The issue of poverty in America is often cast as a series of dichotomies: 'haves' and 'have-nots,' the 'rich' and the 'poor,' or the 'ghetto' versus the idealized suburbs. Along with these labels come certain assumptions and associations. Politically, it is thought, the rich tend to vote Republican and the poor Democratic. The poor live in desolate urban landscapes, the rich in their McMansions. Statistical generalizations contribute to stereotypes about race and poverty, and indeed there are some striking figures: today the poverty rate among non-Hispanic whites is around nine percent, while the rate for blacks is nearly 25 percent." (HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW) This article "addresses an array of problems and dilemmas concerning and confronting America's poor."

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International Monetary Fund


Welfare Reform Act 1996


Charity
Faith-based (Term)
Homelessness
Medicaid
Medical care--Cost of
Politicians--Attitudes
Poor--Services for
Poverty
Progressive taxation
Public welfare
Race differences
Single mothers
Tax incidence
Working poor

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