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Episode 79 - Chris Arnade on American Poverty
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2019
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Podcast episode
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This time we've got Jeff Spross filling in as guest host to chat with Chris Arnade, author of Dignity, a Studs Terkel-style ethnography of American poverty. We talk about what inspired him to leave Wall Street and start writing about poverty, the varied characteristics of broke Americans, and the real problem with the top 20 percent (hint: it's not their incomes, but their politics).
The interview went long, so we'll be breaking it into two episodes. Stay tuned for part II tomorrow!
Note: Ryan makes an error in discussing the top 20 percent. The bottom half of this group did not experience an absolute income decline from 1980-2014, but rather growth slower than the national average.
The interview went long, so we'll be breaking it into two episodes. Stay tuned for part II tomorrow!
Note: Ryan makes an error in discussing the top 20 percent. The bottom half of this group did not experience an absolute income decline from 1980-2014, but rather growth slower than the national average.
Released:
Jul 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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