Affluent Quote by 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

“Most federal housing subsidies benefit families with six-figure incomes.59 If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent—at…

— Matthew Desmond

If poverty persists in America, it is not for lack of resources. We lack something else.

— Matthew Desmond

Poverty is an expensive luxury. We cannot afford it.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

— P. Chidambaram

“In a world of limited resources, our wealth is at the expense of the poor. To put it simply, if we have it, others…

— Richard J. Foster

“America has a unique type of poverty that looks like wealth.”

— Bryant McGill

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

— George Monbiot

“It is not poverty that is to be heared, but the lack of balance between riches and poverty.”

— Pearl S. Buck

We are one of the richest countries in the world, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone should have to live in poverty.

— Jeremy Corbyn

“Here in the United States we appear to be becoming more and more a country devoted to amenities for the rich, more and more…

— May Sarton

In the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works a full time job should have to live in poverty. That's a fundamental value…

— Anonymous