Poverty pimp is derogatory label for an individual or group which, to its own benefit, acts as an intermediary on behalf of the poor. Those who use this appellation suggest that "poverty pimps" profit from the misfortune of others and that if all the money collected on behalf of the poor were to actually find its way to the truly poor, poverty would cease to exist.

Literally, a poverty pimp is an individual or group who solicits for the poor, or it can mean, a welfare system procurer. The individuals and groups gain a quality of existence from the poverty of others.

Related entries: Homelessness, Poverty level, Social welfare, Social security, Welfare State

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