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Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society

  • Written by Shervin Assari, Research Investigator of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Michigan
imageA homeless camp in Los Angeles, where homelessness has risen 23 percent in the past year, in May 2017.AP Photo/Richard Vogel

As the Senate prepares to modify its version of the health care bill, now is a good time to back up and examine why we as a nation are so divided about providing health care, especially to the poor.

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