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  2. Poverty reduction - Wikipedia

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    Graph (based on data from the World Bank) showing the proportion of the world's population (blue) and the absolute numbers of people (red) living on <1, <1.25, and <2 US dollars a day (2005 equivalent values) between 1981 and 2008. Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian ...

  3. Cloward–Piven strategy - Wikipedia

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    The Cloward–Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven.The strategy aims to utilize "militant anti poverty groups" to facilitate a "political crisis" by overloading the welfare system via an increase in welfare claims, forcing the creation of a system of guaranteed minimum income and ...

  4. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US. In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. [ 1] Some of the many causes include income, inequality, [needs update][ 2] inflation, unemployment, debt traps and poor education. [needs update][ 3] The majority of adults living in poverty are employed and ...

  5. Great Society - Wikipedia

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    Great Society. The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965. The term was first referenced during a 1964 speech by Johnson at Ohio University, [ 1] then later formally presented at the University of Michigan, and came to represent his domestic agenda. [ 2]

  6. Life Below the Poverty Line: What Life Looks Like for Poor ...

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    For context, the 2024 official poverty line in America, used to determine access to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is an annual income of $15,060 for individuals ...

  7. Cycle of poverty - Wikipedia

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    In economics, a cycle of poverty or poverty trap is when poverty seems to be inherited, preventing subsequent generations from escaping it. [ 1] It is caused by self-reinforcing mechanisms that cause poverty, once it exists, to persist unless there is outside intervention. [ 2] It can persist across generations, and when applied to developing ...

  8. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Welfare in America. The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance. Similar benefits are sometimes provided by the private sector either through policy ...

  9. Poverty, by America - Wikipedia

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    Poverty, by America is a sociological analysis of poverty and its causes in the United States. Desmond's central thesis is that wealthy Americans, even those who would otherwise consider themselves progressive, tacitly benefit from government policies that keep people in poverty. Desmond also presents systemic solutions to the issue of poverty ...