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The idea behind The Other Americans by Micheal Harrington and the excerpt presented is that many people had been facing poverty in the early 1960s. Fortunately, most Americans were living somewhat sustainable lives, where they were not starving for food or stuck without a roof. Instead, many Americans had a struggle to maintain a happy and comfortable life. Due to a constantly shifting economy that always seemed to be against its citizens, many people in poverty ended up believing that they could never escape poverty.
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