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Five Essential Facts About Food Stamps
By Katie Wright The House Agriculture Committee recently passed its version of the Farm Bill, which funds vital nutrition assistance programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly known as food stamps). The bill, which would cut a … Continue reading
Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts
by Bob Sullivan Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn’t trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Walmart salary on a pre-paid debit card. Kim James was homeless for most of the past decade in part because she had … Continue reading
16 Giant Corporations That Have Basically Stopped Paying Taxes — While Also Cutting Jobs!
March 18, 2013 |By Paul Bucheit Outside the stadium our nation’s kids and seniors and low-income mothers may be dealing with food and housing cuts, but on the corporate playing floor new low-tax records are being set again this year. … Continue reading
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Africa’s Economy Rebounds Without Jobs
Even though the continent has experienced 5% growth this year. Africa like the other inhabited continents is experiencing a “jobless” recovery. The most glaring statement in the report, “The growth rates are still below the levels needed to make a … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Surviving’: Defining Economic Security
Okay, how many of you are earning the minimums listed here? I don’t think many of us are economically “surviving” at all, “Drowning” maybe. What’s your opinion? Beyond ‘Surviving’: Defining Economic Security : NPR.
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An Open Letter on Poverty to America’s Local, State and National, Leaders
The question is, Will they listen? Get out and VOTE! Hold ALL elected leaders accountable for their performance or lack of performance on this subject. An Open Letter on Poverty to America’s Local, State and National, Leaders | The Afro-American … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, economy, government, Jesse Jackson, legislators, local, midterm election 2010, Open letter, politics, poverty, social justice, state
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Race, Wealth, and Intergenerational Poverty
This is an eye opening article from Darrick Hamilton and William Darity Jr. from The American Prospect. A African-American or Latino family will have to work three years and save 100% of their income to even attempt to close the wealth gap? Wow! … Continue reading
Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine
Les Leopold hits the nail on the head with this commentary. What will the billionaires and corporations do to help reduce the poverty problem in America? Les Leopold: Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine.
Number of uninsured Americans hits record high
This issues ties directly to the poverty rate in the United States. How can you go to see a doctor when you are focused on keeping a roof over your head or food in your stomach? We will only get sicker … Continue reading
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Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there’s good news)
Fascinating presentation from Bono. Sometimes we have to look at the glass as “being half full” instead of half empty.