#GreedIsBad: the root #cause of #poverty is #exploitation. #People are poor because other people benefit from the #presence of poverty: “To understand the causes of poverty, we must look beyond the poor. Those of us living lives of #privilege and #plenty must examine ourselves.”

#TragedyOfEnclosure #InstitutionalizedPoverty #WarOnSubsistence #DegradedScapes #AllJobsShouldBeUnionJobs #LaborIsAnExploitableCommodity #StateSanctionedViolence

https://newrepublic.com/article/174677/war-poverty-stalled

How the War on Poverty Stalled

The study of poverty has flourished in recent decades. Why haven’t the lives of the poor improved?

The New Republic