A Disturbing Disarmament

摘要

Urban poverty has always been one of America's open secrets,only vaguely acknowledged until events like Hurricane Katrina bring it to the fore.At such times there is often much discussion but few solutions.Yet,despite the hand-wringing,this nation actually has a number of proven market-based tools to fight poverty,especially in neighborhoods where it is concentrated.Strangely,these tools have been repeatedly under attack by the Bush Administration and survive due to rare bipartisan support in Congress.