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Tainted Fruits, Veggies End Up In The Hood Rather Than Burbs
Researchers found nasty, poison-tainted produce was more likely to end up in poor areas of town. The Drexel University study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, highlighted on Journalism...
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Report Says The Poor Subsidize Credit Card Reward Programs
A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston says that credit card reward programs have a sneaky hidden cost that the card holder doesn’t have to bear. This occurs because the fee that a...
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How Long Could You Survive On $50?
Although poverty isn’t much fun, it can be entertaining and informative to impose severe restrictions on spending for a short period, just to see what you’re made of. In a post on Serendipity’s Guide...
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Lessons To Learn From The Recession
No matter what the gross domestic product says, the recession isn’t over for you unless you’re gainfully employed and not mired in pay freezes or threatened with downsizing. But as the economy slowly...
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46 Million Americans Now Living In Poverty, Highest Level In 18 Years
The Office of Management and Budget released its latest census data report today and it doesn’t paint a terribly rosy picture of the current economic situation. In 2010, the nation’s poverty rate rose...
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A Richer Way To Measure Poverty
The way we currently measure poverty is, shall we say, based on a paucity of data. New York is deploying a new system of measuring poverty that aims to give a greater depth and richness to the poverty...
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Federal Assistance Cuts Could Literally Leave Poor In Cold
Low-income residents who rely on federal assistance to keep the heat on may be in for a rough winter. Because the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s allotment for heating assistance has...
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1 In 15 Americans Classify As Poorest Poor
A record number of Americans classify as the poorest poor, according to a new report. Right now, 1 in 15 Americans live at least 50% below the official poverty level of $22,314 per annum for a family...
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10 Million More In Poverty Because Of Medical Expenses, Census Reports
If you were to subtract the cost of health care expenses from family incomes, an additional 10 million more Americans would be considered in poverty by official measures, the U.S. Census Bureau said...
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Here Are Some Signs That Bankruptcy Is Your Best Option
Most people don’t set out to go bankrupt, but a fresh start offered by the maneuver could be a wise and necessary move to recover from such setbacks as poor financial choices made when you were young,...
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Millennials Who Chose Not To Attend College Are More Likely To Live In...
(afagen)The always rising cost of tuition and the number of students graduating college with significant debt might be enough to turn some away from getting a college education. But a new study by the...
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After 25 Years, Chicago Landlords Continue Rampant Illegal Discrimination...
Under Chicago law, landlords are prohibited from discriminating against families who pay all or part of their rent using Housing Choice Vouchers – most commonly referred to as “Section 8.” But a new...
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Report: $171M Garnished From Older Americans’ Social Security To Repay...
It can take years, even decades, for student loan borrowers to repay their debts. To that end, a new report has found that tens of thousands of older adults – including senior citizens – continue to be...
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