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A CPA and entrepreneur, Bob Pfeiffer retired early to pursue his passion of working with the poor. To learn and explain why the government has never been able get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, Pfeiffer applied his analytical skills to wade through heavy-handed bureaucracy and make the labyrinthine $462 billion U.S. welfare system understandable to everyone.
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Poverty in the United States
Why It's a Blight On the American Psyche
by Robert S. Pfeiffer
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Overview


Find out why the government and corporate and nonprofit organizations have never been able to end poverty and homelessness. Bob Pfeiffer, a retired CPA and entrepreneur, retired early to pursue his passion of working with the poor with the goal of ending poverty in the United States. To explain why the government has never been able get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, in 2011 he applied his analytical skills and created informational website FederalSafetyNet.com, making the labyrinthine $462 billion welfare system understandable to everyone. Pfeiffer has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand the problem. His website offers plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.
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Description


This priceless information source for all Americans, government and educational institutions has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand not only the problem, but also what we can do to end this blight on the American psyche. The site draws more than 500 visitors a day, a cross-section of Americans, including students, lawyers, and most important, ordinary hardworking Americans hungry for plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.

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Overview


Find out why the government and corporate and nonprofit organizations have never been able to end poverty and homelessness. Bob Pfeiffer, a retired CPA and entrepreneur, retired early to pursue his passion of working with the poor with the goal of ending poverty in the United States. To explain why the government has never been able get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, in 2011 he applied his analytical skills and created informational website FederalSafetyNet.com, making the labyrinthine $462 billion welfare system understandable to everyone. Pfeiffer has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand the problem. His website offers plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.

Read more

Description


This priceless information source for all Americans, government and educational institutions has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand not only the problem, but also what we can do to end this blight on the American psyche. The site draws more than 500 visitors a day, a cross-section of Americans, including students, lawyers, and most important, ordinary hardworking Americans hungry for plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.

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Book details

Genre:SOCIAL SCIENCE

Subgenre:Poverty & Homelessness

Language:English

Pages:100

eBook ISBN:9781543951356

Paperback ISBN:9781543951349


Overview


Find out why the government and corporate and nonprofit organizations have never been able to end poverty and homelessness. Bob Pfeiffer, a retired CPA and entrepreneur, retired early to pursue his passion of working with the poor with the goal of ending poverty in the United States. To explain why the government has never been able get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, in 2011 he applied his analytical skills and created informational website FederalSafetyNet.com, making the labyrinthine $462 billion welfare system understandable to everyone. Pfeiffer has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand the problem. His website offers plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.

Read more

Description


This priceless information source for all Americans, government and educational institutions has made the escalating poverty issue tangible, so all of us can understand not only the problem, but also what we can do to end this blight on the American psyche. The site draws more than 500 visitors a day, a cross-section of Americans, including students, lawyers, and most important, ordinary hardworking Americans hungry for plain English explanations free of legalize and heavy-handed government jargon.

Read more

About the author


A CPA and entrepreneur, Bob Pfeiffer retired early to pursue his passion of working with the poor. To learn and explain why the government has never been able get a foothold on poverty and homelessness, Pfeiffer applied his analytical skills to wade through heavy-handed bureaucracy and make the labyrinthine $462 billion U.S. welfare system understandable to everyone.

Read more