Support WBURPrivate opulence, public squalor: How the U.S. helps the rich and hurts the poorPlay35:41Download AudioDave DaviesMarch 21, 2023 ShareAn unhoused individual sleeps under an American flag blanket in New York City on Sept. 10, 2013. In 2021, approximately 11% of Americans lived below the federal poverty line. (Getty Images)