sasha abramsky joins us live from sacramento california.he interviewed hundreds of people in dozens of states for the book. thank you for joining us. in your studies and conversations and your travels, you say that you saw the face of poverty changing, coming in all shapes and sizes, from college graduates, uneducated, drug abusers and those that have always been sober. what are the biggest misconceptions about americans in poverty. >> good evening. thank you for having me on board. there's a stereotype about poverty. it's that you are poor because you have done something wrong, you are morally blame forth worthy -- blame worthy. as i travelled around the country i interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life. they ranged from people who dropped out of high school to people who had phds. in the current economic situation, the current factor was some people are doing fen omonnally well. millions of people at the bottom fail to make it. they are failing to make it not because they have done something wrong. many of them work two-thre