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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Exploiting Poverty | PBS

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As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the “poverty business” is booming. Bill Moyers Journal and Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports follow a team of BusinessWeek reporters as they track new corporate practices among auto dealers, banks, and even nonprofit hospitals that some say exploit the working poor. Airs Friday, August 8, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: www.pbs.org/billmoyers

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Post Date: August 6, 2008