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Ending Poverty in the United States Would Actually Be Pretty Easy
In the wealthiest country in the world, there’s no reason anyone should be poor. Period.
Colleen Shaddox is a print and radio journalist, playwright, and activist.
In the wealthiest country in the world, there’s no reason anyone should be poor. Period.