“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.”, Government benefit programs have helped you cover rent, utilities, and food, but you're barely getting by., Economists call this demoralizing situation the welfare trap—, Poverty traps are economic and environmental circumstances that reinforce themselves, perpetuating poverty for generations., such as cycles of corrupt government or climate change., But the cruel irony of welfare traps in particular is that they stem from the very policies designed to battle poverty., Most societies throughout history employed some strategies, Most societies throughout history employed some strategies to help people in poverty meet basic needs., Before the 20th century, religious groups and private charities often led such initiatives., Today, these are called welfare programs, and they usually take the form of government-provided subsidies for housing, food, energy, and healthcare., Typically, these programs are means-tested,.

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