When Poverty Is Profitable [TheAtlantic.com]
America’s safety-net programs are meant to help the poorest and most vulnerable access meet their basic needs—food, medical care, and safe housing—and there’s an ongoing debate about just how robust and successful these programs are. In his new book, The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens , Daniel L. Hatcher, suggests that the problems plaguing programs such as foster care and Medicaid are deeper and more troubling than most realize. Hatcher, a professor...