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Considering Structural and Ideological Barriers to Anti‐Poverty Programs in the United States: An Uninhibited, and Unconventional, Analysis

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Historical circumstances and ideological factors combine to obscure the presence and severity of poverty in the United States. Moreover, in recent years, America's two‐party system has become increasingly nonsymmetrical, with a significant segment of the political system devoted to privatization, deferring to demands from religious fundamentalists, and draining power and authority from the government (with the notable exception of police and military powers). The result is continual pressure to shrink government, minimize taxes, reduce or eliminate regulation, enhance the power of private commercial interests, and rely upon citizens to care for themselves without assistance. This has led to a demonization of the “welfare state,” an enormous increase in income inequality, a concentration of wealth upward, a significant effort aimed at largely withdrawing government from the provision of health care, and the retreat of a major political party from acceptance of any obligation to promote the general welfare. 考量美国扶贫方案的结构性和意识形态障碍:种不受约束的非常规分析 历史环境和意识形态因素结合在一起, 掩盖了美国贫困的存在和严重程度。此外, 美国近几年来的两党制越来越偏离正常的轨道, 相当一部分的政治体系致力于私有化, 服从宗教原教旨主义者的要求, 削弱政府的权力和权威(警察和军事权力除外)。其结果是不断施加压力削减政府规模, 减少税收, 放宽或取消管制, 增强私人商业利益的权力, 并依靠公民在没有得到援助的情况下接济政府。“福利国家”因此走向妖魔化, 收入不平等差距加大, 财富向上集中, 政府很大程度上停止提供医疗保险, 主要政党拒绝承担任何促进全民福利的义务。 Consideración de las barreras estructurales e ideológicas para los programas de lucha contra la pobreza en los Estados Unidos: un análisis desinhibido y no convencional Las circunstancias históricas y los factores ideológicos se combinan para ocultar la presencia y la gravedad de la pobreza en los Estados Unidos. Además, en los últimos años, el sistema bipartidista de los Estados Unidos se ha vuelto cada vez más no simétrico, con un segmento significativo del sistema político dedicado a la privatización, aplazando las demandas de los fundamentalistas religiosos y agotando el poder y la autoridad del gobierno (con la notable excepción de las fuerzas policiales y militares). El resultado es una presión continua para reducir el gobierno, minimizar los impuestos, reducir o eliminar la regulación, mejorar el poder de los intereses comerciales privados y confiar en que los ciudadanos se cuiden sin asistencia. Esto ha llevado a una demonización del “estado de bienestar“, a un enorme aumento de la desigualdad en el ingreso, a una concentración de la riqueza al alza, a un esfuerzo significativo destinado a retirar en gran medida al gobierno de la prestación de atención médica, y al retiro de un partido político importante de Aceptación de cualquier obligación de promover el bienestar general.

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  • Max J. Skidmore, 2018. "Considering Structural and Ideological Barriers to Anti‐Poverty Programs in the United States: An Uninhibited, and Unconventional, Analysis," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(4), pages 524-542, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:524-542
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.231
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