CLOSING THE GAP - State, Federal Partnerships to Fight Poverty (Conversation-4)

"Closing the Gap: Mayor Michael Nutter on strengthening state, federal partnerships to fight poverty" PBS Newshour 2/14/2014

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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour):  We return tonight to the subject of poverty and inequality.

In recent days, we have spoken with members of both political parties weighing in on the problem for our series of conversations Closing the Gap.

For a closer look at how one particularly hard-hit city is coping, we turn to Philadelphia, where more than 28 percent of residents live below the poverty level.  That’s the highest rate of any U.S. city with more than one million people.  The median income in Philadelphia is just above $34,000.  Now, that’s the second lowest of any U.S. city, just ahead of Detroit.

Well, joining us now from Philadelphia is that city’s mayor, Democratic Mayor Michael Nutter.