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How Mega Companies Get Filthy Rich Off America's Poor with YOUR Tax Dollars
Manage episode 420724801 series 2969869
It's a shocking story we hear almost nothing about: huge corporations exploiting some of the $900 billion a year in government programs aimed at helping America's poor, and pocketing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars along the way. Anne Kim, a Contributing Editor at Washington Monthly, shares some of the most riveting stories from her book 'Poverty for Profit' (publishing TODAY at this link) a deep dive into what these companies are doing, who is being hurt, and why we decided as a country to outsource the poverty industry. Anne also explains why there's still some good news and hope for the future.
00:51 The Shocking Reality of the Poverty Industry
04:31 The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Double-Edged Sword
10:54 Maximus: The Giant Behind Welfare Outsourcing
16:48 The Dark Side of Medicaid and Dialysis Centers
21:19 The Bail Bond System: Preying on the Vulnerable
23:22 The Roots of Privatization and Its Impact on Poverty
30:03 Reimagining Government's Role and the Path Forward
658 episodes
Manage episode 420724801 series 2969869
It's a shocking story we hear almost nothing about: huge corporations exploiting some of the $900 billion a year in government programs aimed at helping America's poor, and pocketing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars along the way. Anne Kim, a Contributing Editor at Washington Monthly, shares some of the most riveting stories from her book 'Poverty for Profit' (publishing TODAY at this link) a deep dive into what these companies are doing, who is being hurt, and why we decided as a country to outsource the poverty industry. Anne also explains why there's still some good news and hope for the future.
00:51 The Shocking Reality of the Poverty Industry
04:31 The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Double-Edged Sword
10:54 Maximus: The Giant Behind Welfare Outsourcing
16:48 The Dark Side of Medicaid and Dialysis Centers
21:19 The Bail Bond System: Preying on the Vulnerable
23:22 The Roots of Privatization and Its Impact on Poverty
30:03 Reimagining Government's Role and the Path Forward
658 episodes
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