)I was reminded of a blog post I did about four years ago entitled “Ending poverty in Africa and elsewhere”. Because I had that money, the system worked well for me like I deserved a house. Sign up for our free daily newsletter, along with occasional offers for programs that support our journalism. If you believe as I do that everyone deserves the things we need to live than we should expect our government and leaders to deliver on that. Then families are worse off. Nutrition Assistance: One half of the people getting SNAP are kids. We have so many examples of strong black women leading the way in history that I truly believe that if we just began to support women with what it is that they need we can begin to cause a systematic change. Creating Good Jobs. Aisha shows us that we can be much smarter and way more generous. Today is a bold first step. Logged in as  Thank you for inviting me in. Our secondary and post-secondary schools must prepare students for the emerging workforce. So many American families are working — working full time, or cobbling together several jobs. I think we in the West can reduce poverty by fairer trade, and higher consumer ethics. Instead of trust, they devise hurdles people must navigate to prove they’re worthy of support. Interviewee: I’m a writer. Tianna Gaines-Turner, center, and her family. We need to see moms and dads less stressed about whether or not they’ll lose their job or their home when they have to take care of their children when they are sick. Thank you to everyone who took their time to speak with me and share their story, support for the production of More Than Enough was provided by a few generous folks in the Economic Security Project, an organization advancing cash-based interventions in the United States and raining in corporate monopolies. Guaranteed income’s underlying ideology of self-determination provides us with a starting place to fix a lot of our other systems. Congress can help change this. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. Terms of Service | Whether or not they want to use that money to support their kids, whatever it is that they want with that. Part of what Aisha points toward is that self-determination, our ability and desire to make choices about what our lives look like is restricted when it comes to poor people, and this is to our collective detriment. But no one was listening. The content of this podcast was informed by the stories of hundreds of people across the country, only some of whom you heard from. Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with me and share their story. Job Creation Just Trust Poor People. Listen to the second episode in the More Than Enough podcast. In fact, many are asking if going to college is even worth it. Three Steps We Can Take to Solve Poverty, From Someone Who Knows Firsthand ... Companies need to stop the practice of hiring people part-time so they can … Like me, she is wondering how instead of punishing people we might actually create policies and programs that genuinely support them. The good news is that there are solutions to poverty, they can happen, and poverty can be radically reduced, if not completely eradicated. On top of that, I qualified for a state run first time home buyers program that gave me $10,000 no strings attached. My husband and I could not find affordable qualified child-care providers. Education can help to uplift the economic circumstances of any individual. The “Work First” policy doesn’t work. I believe that will happen beyond just the economic aspects. This family spent months completing the classes, hauling themselves around town on the bus and navigating their work schedules and making sure someone else was home to take care of their kids.