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Why Marriage Is Failing America's Poor (And Making Inequality Worse)Economist Michael Tanner reveals the marriage gap between rich and poor, why rural poverty is worse than urban, and how the collapse of traditional economies is creating a generation of unmarriageable men.Guest: Michael Tanner - Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, author of research on marriage and povertyTopics Discussed:What poverty really means in AmericaWhy Scandinavian equality comes with lower living standardsThe two-class marriage system emerging in AmericaWhy women face a "bigger gamble" in marriage than menRural poverty worse than urban povertyThe Arkansas Walmart layoffs and opioid crisisCriminal justice removing 1.5 million Black men from marriage poolHalf of Fort Bragg, CA on food assistanceTimestamps:00:01 Introduction - 72% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck01:24 What is poverty in America?02:36 Two definitions of poverty - subsistence vs self-sufficiency05:08 Census Bureau's flawed poverty m