Elliot Haspel is a child and family policy expert whose work has been published in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. He's the author of Crawling Behind: America's Child Care Crisis and How to Fix It.

09.18.2022

Elliot Haspel

The Goal Shouldn’t Be Ending Poverty. The Goal Should Be Human Flourishing.

The poverty line is arbitrary, and many who clear the threshold are still suffering in ways no decent society should allow. The true goal of public policy shouldn’t be nudging people over the poverty line but enabling people to lead good lives.

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The Goal Shouldn’t Be Ending Poverty. The Goal Should Be Human Flourishing.