Summary

Bryce Covert begins her article by stating that the Trump administration would like people to believe that poverty does not exist in the US.

She explains her statement with references to a declaration by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, and a report by President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), both of which suggest that poverty is not an issue in the US. The administration aims to impose work requirements on anti-poverty programs, suggesting its belief that people are not poor, but lazy, so they need to be forced to work.

The writer believes this is wrong and that the administration’s policy changes will actually increase poverty rates further.

The writer also argues that the Trump administration’s stance on poverty is based on a faulty way of measuring poverty, which has been proven ineffective. Other more effective measures indicate much higher rates of poverty in the US.  ...

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