Center on Wealth & Poverty

The Mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty is to apply the perennial truths of economics and ethics to the urgent challenges of today. We are building a sustained argument against the progressive ideological regime that increasingly dominates America’s institutions and rebuilding the foundation of the nation’s first principles: freedom, equality, charity, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Read more.

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The Bellevue Squatting Case Reveals a Broken Eviction System in King County

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February 11, 2025
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Let's unpack the unlawful detainer case(s) to find out how this family lived without paying rent for 2.5 years in a $2 million Bellevue, Washington home. The Kims signed a 9-month lease in July 2022 and paid first month's rent of $4,400.

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Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It: Center on Wealth & Poverty; May 31, 2022; Economics

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