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When I first tried to watch Florida Project I felt like Hollywood had simply exploited the worst of central Florida stereotypes. Since I've lived in the shadow of Disney, a different part of town, a kind of Abandoned America on parts of the Orange Blossom Trail, historically known for its vice, I'm seeing through different eyes. I love the film's portrayal of the scrappy kids. It rings true in my immediate environment.
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NPR - #Princeton #sociologist #MatthewDesmond - if the top 1% of Americans paid the #taxes they #owed, it would raise $175 billion each year. "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of #poverty," the author says. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/21/1164275807/poverty-by-america-matthew-desmond-inequality #PovertyinAmerica #Billionaires #FinancialSystem #TaxCode #IRS #Congress #regulations #economy #wealthy do not pay taxes