HeyJaredThe Poverty Trap
A Podcast for those who are fed up with the inequality baked into America's system and want to collectively make change. povertytrap.substack.com
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The Real Welfare Queens (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. I originally published this post a few months after I started The Poverty Trap , way back on September 15, 2021. I’m re-posting it today with a few tweaks and an updated preface because it remains a major topic of discussion as our mid-term elections approach, but it’s rarely acknowledged directly. In
July Reading Round-Up... (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more informed and more compassionate…” Amy B. The Poverty Trap’s most recent post laid out a slew of stati
Rising Health Care Premiums And Deductibles Equal... (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more informed and more compassionate…” Amy B. One (Maybe Two) Big Things: The enhanced premium tax credits
"The Happiness Of The People" (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more informed and more compassionate…” Amy B. William Paca’s words, written in 1787, still ring true today, our country
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