Woman: "I've read some Anderson. I think that if that's the way those people want to live, then we should just let them alone. I mean, it's their choice." Me: Slow down. I need you to define "those people," tell me how it is they live, and then give your reasons for why we should leave them alone. Woman: The niggardly conditions of impoverished inner-cities are the inevitable result of the self-destructive behaviors practiced by …showed first 75 words of 1067 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1067 total…mixed income" project currently underway in Atlanta that limits occupants receiving public assistance to 40% of all residents has seen a 90% reduction in crime and a considerable increase in employment. Unfortunately, no reform is likely to yield radical changes overnight. It takes time to reverse decade long trends. Cultural norms and capital accumulation develop cross-generationally. However, seeing the problem of concentrated poverty as essentially one of culture will begin to help us along the right path.