He has, however, focused on policies for the poor, including free medical care and education.
He cited several factors for the squeeze on the working poor, including the rising economy.
The cities with the shortest lifespans for the poor include Las Vegas, Tulsa, and Indianapolis.
A "water apartheid" has descended across the world — dividing rich from poor, included from excluded.
Johnson had "empathy," Caro writes, "a deep sense of identification with the poor, including the dark-skinned poor".
They have also used it to finance new services for the poor, including housing, car loans and mental health programs.
All the further £12bn cuts in welfare Osborne envisages will come from the £100bn spent on the working-age poor – including the poor who work and their children.
But tube-wells, which cost around $600, are no option for Delhi's poor, including 4m slum-dwellers.
It calls for additional cuts that would affect the working poor, including minimum wage and welfare payment reductions.
We shouldn't give wealthier people benefits just to "trick" them, for selfish reasons, into voting for greater benefits for everyone, the poor included.
