{"product_id":"americas-poverty-trap-george-markwardt-9798245583167","title":"America's Poverty Trap: Why Working Hard Is No Longer Enough and How We Fix It","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica's Poverty Trap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica's Poverty Trap\u003c\/i\u003e argues that modern poverty in the United States is not the result of laziness, poor morals, or individual failure-but the predictable outcome of systems that have shifted risk downward and turned basic survival into a profit center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book reframes the American Dream not as wealth, but as \u003cb\u003estability\u003c\/b\u003e: the ability to work, pay basic bills, absorb small shocks, and move forward over time. Markwardt contends that this promise has quietly collapsed-not because people stopped working, but because the \u003cb\u003ecost of survival now exceeds what work reliably provides\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Markwardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245583167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"George Markwardt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801256669439,"sku":"9798245583167","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-poverty-trap-george-markwardt-9798245583167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}