Paul Junge: “The best anti-poverty program is a job.”

“And that's a firm commitment. As for how to help folks at the low end of the income scale, I would note that The best anti-poverty program is a job. And so one thing we absolutely have to get back to is the economy that was doing so well before the coronavirus. I mean, back in February and early March, we had record low unemployment.” (13:44–13:52)

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