Why Does Fighting Poverty Make So Many People Rich?
About this episode
This episode explores the financial incentives surrounding poverty in America and questions the effectiveness of current systems aimed at reducing it.
America spends billions every year trying to reduce poverty. So why do so many businesses, contractors, and institutions earn money managing the problem? In this episode of Divergent Files, we follow taxpayer dollars through government assistance programs, healthcare, housing, and public policy to explore the financial incentives surrounding poverty in America. Rather than searching for villains, this investigation asks a deeper question: what happens when an entire system is rewarded for managing a problem instead of solving it?
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Host: Divergent Files Podcast
Topics covered
- poverty
- financial incentives
- government spending
- public policy
- social issues
Keywords
- poverty
- government assistance
- financial incentives
- public policy
- healthcare
- housing
- social issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: America, government assistance programs, healthcare, housing, public policy
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