The Business of Poverty: How the System Profits from Homelessness
October 22, 2025
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as posted by the channel“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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