The growth in the working poor coincides with the continued growth in income inequality. Even with both parents working the number of families that have fallen into poverty has dramatically…
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An August 2012 Gallup poll showed 18.2 percent of Americans lacked sufficient money for needed food at least once over the previous year. To make matters worse, the worst drought…
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Across the nation, people receiving a range of state-furnished benefits — from unemployment insurance and food stamps to cash assistance for poor families — are facing similar options and reaching…
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Since 2006 food insecurity in America has become a major concern and the food stamp program has more than tripled. The poverty rate has risen over the past three years,…
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More than 15 million Americans are unemployed, homelessness has increased by 50 percent in some cities, and 38 million people are receiving food stamps, more than at any time in…
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