Poverty pimp is a derogatory label used to convey the accusation that an individual or group is benefiting unduly by acting as an intermediary on behalf of the poor. Those who use this appellation suggest that "poverty pimps" profit from their attempts to alleviate the misfortune of others, and therefore do not really wish the poverty to be eliminated permanently as it is not in their own interest for this to happen, and that if profit was eliminated as a factor, great steps in the alleviation of poverty would begin to truly occur. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ...

The most frequent targets of this accusation are groups receiving government funding. Groups that have repeatedly received such funding are sometimes denounced with the alliterative phrase "professional poverty pimps".

Another meaning for the term, sometimes used, is an individual or group that solicits private charity for the poor.

Usage example

"Scoggins’s experiences with government intervention confirmed his political heritage. At age ten, he had helped his family campaign for Eisenhower in the 1956 election, carrying the basket from which they sold chicken sandwiches up and down Tulsa’s historic black business district. “You had every last thing you wanted there. Welfare was not even thought of,” Scoggins says. Businessmen represented the black community, not a “bunch of ministers or poverty pimps, like today,” Scoggins recalls." ^[1]

"During one particularly heated moment, Rep. Joe Baca called Wal-Mart executives 'poverty pimps,' arguing that they exploited the Hispanic community, then tried to make up for it by contributing to Latino organizations, according to a House Democratic aide with ties to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus." ^[2] Joseph Joe Baca (born January 23, 1947), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Californias 43rd congressional district (map). ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... // About the CHC The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is comprised of 21 Members of Congress of Hispanic descent. ...

• Al Sharpton is also considered by some to be a poverty pimp.^{[citation needed]}
• Anti-Poverty Committee Group with leader and members who occupy subsidized housing in Vancouver,BC meant for the poor using their positions with Downtown Eastside Residents Association to get to the top of the waiting lists despite not qualifying for such housing.^{[citation needed]}

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References

1. ^ Mac Donald, Heather. "Heralds of a Brighter Black Future" City Journal, Summer 2005 issue
2. ^ The Hill, 2/9/06[1]

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External links

• http://apc.resist.ca/ Vancouver,bc group that purports to fight poverty while members and leader David Cunningham occupy one or more subsidized housing units that they do not qualify for. In the case of Cunningham he was placed on the top the waiting list after becoming an employeee of an agency that operates the housing. (DERA)