2023-5 Keeping the Poor in Poverty: Payday Loans, Overdraft and Check Cashing Fees

Today, Rabbi Joshua shares the wisdom and thoughts of Matthew Desmond, Professor of Sociology at Princeton, who has a new book called Poverty, By America. His previous book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, won the Pulitzer Prize. Learn about the billions of dollars collected each year from the poorest Americans by the fees and interest rates they get charged. The "War on Poverty" has been an abysmal failure, but there are some basic solutions to finally winning, and ending systemic poverty in our country.Learn more about Professor Desmond and his books:https://matthewdesmondbooks.comLearn about FID's Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program:https://friendsindeedpas.org/programs/eviction-prevention-and-rental-assistance/https://friendsindeedpas.org