Want to fix US inequality? Start with worming tablets.

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To the extent that middle class and more affluent people think about poverty in America, they likely have blurry, partial images due to distance and lack of direct experience. Their remedies might include better education and training, higher minimum wages, more affordable housing.

New Scientist thinks otherwise. Its headline for a blistering editorial: Want to fix US inequality? Begin with worming tablets.

Reader Francois T, who is a doctor as well as a research scientist, confirms that this piece is as damning as it sounds:

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