Why Marriage Is Failing America's Poor (And Making Inequality Worse)Economist Michael Tanner reveals the marriage gap between rich and poor, why rural poverty is worse than urban, and how the collapse of traditional economies is creating a generation of unmarriageable men.Guest: Michael Tanner - Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, author of research on marriage and povertyTopics Discussed:What poverty really means in AmericaWhy Scandinavian equality comes with lower living standardsThe two-class marriage system emerging in AmericaWhy women face a "bigger gamble" in marriage than menRural poverty worse than urban povertyThe Arkansas Walmart layoffs and opioid crisisCriminal justice removing 1.5 million Black men from marriage poolHalf of Fort Bragg, CA on food assistanceTimestamps:00:01 Introduction - 72% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck01:24 What is poverty in America?02:36 Two definitions of poverty - subsistence vs self-sufficiency05:08 Census Bureau's flawed poverty measurements07:12 Real destitution affects 3-4% of population08:18 Teachers living in cars in California11:16 Social Darwinism vs humanistic approaches to poverty14:54 The myth of lazy poor people16:26 Bottom 20% have almost no social mobility18:03 Living in a world of scarcity19:02 Could billionaires' wealth solve poverty?21:43 Marriage and poverty - the white paper23:53 Why marriage helps men more than women27:30 Marriage gap between rich and poor31:01 Rise of single, uneducated men33:38 Political vulnerability of disconnected men33:54 Arkansas: Middle-class homes turned to garbage38:37 Robotics and the future of work43:15 Fort Bragg: 1,200 families at food bank47:23 COVID's lasting damage to small towns50:57 "Poverty is natural - prosperity must be created"Resources:Research: <a target="_blank" href="https://freopp.org/whitepapers/does-marriage-reduce-poverty/">freopp.org/whitepapers/does-marriage-reduce-poverty/</a>Twitter: @TannerOnPolicy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe</a>

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