Facebook’s next project: American inequality
We don&#x27;t need more big data studies to figure out what is causing poverty or how to fix it. Poverty in America is caused by:<p>- real wages decreasing since 1980<p>- the commoditizing of labor (e.g. janitorial companies, the &quot;sharing economy&quot;)<p>- ever-decreasing investment in infrastructure<p>- tying wealth to real estate prices<p>- an educational system that leaves many young people mired in debt<p>- tying healthcare to employment and the price of healthcare in general. The first kills labor mobility. The second either bankrupts or kills you.<p>- mass incarceration destroying families and individuals<p>- regulatory capture allowing big businesses to beat down all the small ones<p>- a monoculture that tremendously decreases resiliency