The Business of Poverty: How the System Profits from Homelessness

“It’s not a crime to be poor — but in America, it’s becoming one.”

Economist Clara Mattei sits down with housing organizer Rob Robinson to expose how poverty has been turned into a business model — and why capitalism depends on keeping people poor.

From unaffordable rents and the “shelter industry” to laws that criminalize homelessness, this conversation reveals a system that punishes people for being poor while rewarding those who profit from their suffering.

🔹 How the U.S. made homelessness a business worth billions

🔹 The truth behind “shelter non-profits” and poverty profiteering

🔹 Why public housing was dismantled — and what could replace it

🔹 The Supreme Court’s ruling that made poverty a crime

🔹 How communities are reclaiming land, housing, and dignity

“You’re homeless because you don’t have a home,” says Robinson. “Not because you failed.”

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