Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

You may have heard the saying “the system is broken” when someone refers to the apparent goals of social safety net programs to alleviate poverty. Our special guest Arlyssa Heard begs to differ. In this latest installment of the Moving Up Together podcast, Arlyssa explains that the system is not broken, in fact, she believes it is working exceedingly well - and as designed - to prevent families and people living with low incomes from upward mobility when they secure a higher paying job. Listen to Arlyssa detail how barriers like the ‘cliff effect’ are designed to hold some back from ever moving up – and hear her solution to how policies can begin to repair the “broken” system. 

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