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The myth of “the deserving rich and the undeserving poor”

The myth of “the deserving rich and the undeserving poor”

Update: 2024-12-05
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In the new Trump administration, there may be a greater focus on people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. But “this idea that we’re doing this all on our own is a fiction,” argues Alissa Quart of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. On today’s show, we’ll discuss economic inequality and how the economy is — or isn’t — working for people. But first: bitcoin’s meteoric rise in value and a labor market losing momentum.

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The myth of “the deserving rich and the undeserving poor”

The myth of “the deserving rich and the undeserving poor”

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne