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The Return of American Hunger
by Ned Resnikoff By a handful of indicators—unemployment rates, overall economic growth, even average hourly earnings—the U.S. economy isn’t doing so badly right now. And yet, when it comes to the number of Americans who go hungry, it’s almost like … Continue reading
Charity Is Not a Substitute for Justice
By Marian Wright Edelman “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means—except … Continue reading
Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway
Patricia Cohen A home health care worker in Durham, N.C.; a McDonald’s cashier in Chicago; a bank teller in New York; an adjunct professor in Mayfield, Ill. They are all evidence of an improving economy, because they are working and … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, employment, health, income inequality, Medicaid, public assistance, Snap, United States, Working poor
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People Who Work For Tips Are Twice As Likely To Live In Poverty
By Bryce Covert People who work for tips are far more likely to live in poverty, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute EPI. The poverty rate for workers who don’t make tips is 6.5 percent, but … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Economic Policy Institute, Living wage, money, poverty, Snap, tips, wages, WIC, Working poor
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How poverty and food insecurity make people sick
By Aimee Picchi Being poor isn’t a lot of fun. For starters, it’s more likely to make you sick by the end of each month. While government benefits are geared to helping low-income Americans stay healthy by putting food on … Continue reading
Doctors Slam Proposed Food Stamp Cuts: ‘The Dumbest Thing You Can Do Is Cut Nutrition’
By Sy Mukherjee Doctors have a message for congressional lawmakers inching toward a compromise farm bill that would cut food stamps by nine billion dollars: It’s a terrible idea. “If you’re interested in saving health care costs, the dumbest thing … Continue reading
20 Things the Poor Do Everyday That the Rich Never Have to Worry About
By Benjamin Irwin Financial advisor and evangelical Christian Dave Ramsey probably wasn’t expecting this much pushback when he shared a piece contrasting the habits of the rich with those of the poor. In her response on CNN, Rachel Held Evans … Continue reading
Millions of Americans Have No Food at Holiday Time
By Edward Wyckoff Williams It is a strange and ironic truth that in the world’s richest democracy, many Americans are going to work in the morning, but they and their families are going to bed hungry at night. As Christmas … Continue reading
That’s Why the Lady Was on Stamps
By Litsa Dremousis “YOU SAW THE job applications, right?” the social worker asks me and nods in the direction of a bulletin board festooned with red construction paper stars. I imagine the staff meeting where someone asked, “You know what would totally … Continue reading
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Tagged CFIDS, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Snap, social assistance, Social work
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Unlike Gwyneth Paltrow, millennials understand the reality of food stamps
By Jana Kasperkevic If she was true to her word, Gwyneth Paltrow should be finishing up her food stamp challenge having spent a week trying to survive on $29 worth of food. Alana Folsom, a twentysomething graduate student, knows something … Continue reading →