{"id":117664,"date":"2023-11-12T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=117664"},"modified":"2023-11-14T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:39:20","slug":"matthew-desmond-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/matthew-desmond-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Desmond: Poverty Goes Well Beyond Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does it feel like to be poor? What aspects of poverty can&#8217;t be quantified?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to regard poverty as a black-and-white, by-the-numbers matter. But, according to Matthew Desmond, poverty is far more than that. It&#8217;s a tangible experience he knows firsthand, and he argues that it&#8217;s important for policymakers (and everyone else) to look beyond the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to understand the lived experience\u2014and the consequences\u2014of poverty from Desmond&#8217;s perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matthew-desmond-on-poverty-as-an-experience\">Matthew Desmond on Poverty as an Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The US federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcare.gov\/glossary\/federal-poverty-level-fpl\/#:~:text=A%20measure%20of%20income%20issued,and%20Medicaid%20and%20CHIP%20coverage.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defines poverty in 2023 as an individual earning less than $14,580 per year or less than $30,000 for a family of four<\/a>. But, poverty is far more than just a lack of income and can&#8217;t be reduced to a simple math equation. To truly understand the phenomenon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/poverty-in-the-united-states\/\">poverty in America<\/a>, <strong>it\u2019s crucial to explore what it actually <em>feels <\/em>like to be poor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Matthew Desmond, <a href=\"https:\/\/paw.princeton.edu\/article\/sociology-professor-matthew-desmond-american-economy-poverty#:~:text=Matthew%20Desmond%20grew%20up%20in,at%20the%20University%20of%20Wisconsin.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poverty is a personal matter. He writes that it<\/a> is a complex state of being, encompassing a multitude of experiences, emotions, and consequences that go far beyond financial hardship. Desmond stresses that <strong>poverty is a wrenching, soul-crushing experience<\/strong>, imbued with physical and psychic pain, representing a loss of freedom, agency, choice, and options for those ensnared by its grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/impact-of-poverty\/\">consequences of poverty<\/a> are dire and far-reaching. It leads to premature death, illness, drug addiction, violence, homelessness, and sexual abuse and assault. It is the common thread that connects America&#8217;s social problems, contributing to issues such as lack of education, health disparities, and crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Some writers challenge Desmond\u2019s argument that poverty is the primary and direct cause of these social issues, claiming that it\u2019s an oversimplification to attribute them solely to economic deprivation. Instead, these writers stress that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2014\/11\/poverty-doesnt-cause-crime-dennis-prager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal choices significantly influence these social problems<\/a>, with drug addiction and criminal activity often resulting from individual decisions rather than economic status. Individuals have agency in making choices that can lead to better outcomes despite challenging economic circumstances. Similarly, cultural factors, such as family structure, social values, and community support, can be even more influential than poverty in determining outcomes related to crime, education, and health.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Non-Economic Cost of Poverty<\/strong><br><br>Desmond notes that the agonizing cost of poverty extends far beyond a lack of financial resources. Other scholars have explored the non-economic costs of poverty, particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-high-costs-of-being-poor-in-america-stress-pain-and-worry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">additional stress, pain, and worry and the heavy toll it takes on well-being and psychological health<\/a>.<br><br>Indeed, research shows that stress levels in the United States are higher on average than in Latin America, with the gap between the rich and poor being notably wider. The poor in the US experience the highest levels of stress\u2014associated with an inability to plan for the future, lower life satisfaction, and poorer health outcomes. Pain, worry, sadness, and anger are more prevalent among low-income individuals, while overall life satisfaction is significantly lower. Discrimination exacerbates the stress and challenges low-income individuals face, even affecting maternal health and birth outcomes\u2014perpetuating disadvantage across generations.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it feel like to be poor? What aspects of poverty can&#8217;t be quantified? It&#8217;s easy to regard poverty as a black-and-white, by-the-numbers matter. But, according to Matthew Desmond, poverty is far more than that. It&#8217;s a tangible experience he knows firsthand, and he argues that it&#8217;s important for policymakers (and everyone else) to look beyond the numbers. Keep reading to understand the lived experience\u2014and the consequences\u2014of poverty from Desmond&#8217;s perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":52028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,24],"tags":[1329],"class_list":["post-117664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economics","category-society","tag-poverty-by-america","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Matthew Desmond: Poverty Goes Well Beyond Numbers - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To truly understand poverty in America, it\u2019s crucial to explore what it feels like to be poor. 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