Adversity Quote by Matthew Desmond

There is plenty of housing - for the rich. But a series of outrageous policies ensure that it remains inaccessible to the poor.

— George Monbiot

“Instability is not inherent to poverty. Poor families move so much because they are forced to. Along”

— Matthew Desmond

“If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent — at least when it comes to housing —…

— Matthew Desmond

We live in a world where economic positions - income and wealth - are very unevenly distributed, and this leads to the widespread persistence…

— Thomas Pogge

The bottom line for housing is that the concerns we used to hear about the possibility of a devastating collapse—one that might be big…

— Janet Yellen

Severe poverty is getting better by some measures, but it's also becoming ever more scandalous because it is now so easily avoidable.

— Thomas Pogge

I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern.…

— Wayne Dyer

Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.

— Marc Forne Molne

I don't think we can fix poverty without fixing housing, and I don't think we can address housing without understanding landlords.

— Matthew Desmond

Poverty is not only about income levels, but for lack of freedom that comes from physical insecurity

— Jacqueline Novogratz

Poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up.

— Hector Hugh Munro

The only thing poverty does is grind down your nerve endings to a point that you can work harder and stoop lower than most…

— Rick Bragg