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 that if profit was eliminated as a factor, great steps in the alleviation of poverty would begin to truly occur.
The most frequent targets of this accusation are groups receiving government funding.
Another meaning for the term, sometimes used, is an individual or group that solicits private charity for the poor.
- See also: Homelessness, Poverty level, Sally Struthers, Social welfare, Social security, Welfare State, Jesse Jackson
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