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Why are poor Americans so patriotic? They have significantly worse social benefits compared to other Western nations, and studies show that the American Dream of upward mobility is, for them, largely a myth. So why do these people love their country? Why have they not risen up to demand more from a system that is failing them?In Broke and Patriotic, Francesco Duina contends that the best way to answer these questions is to speak directly to America's most improverished. Spending time in bus stations, laundromats, senior citizen centers, homeless shelters, public libraries, and fast food restaurants, Duina conducted over 60 revealing interviews in which the people he met explain how they view themselves and their country. He masterfully weaves their words into three narratives.