Poverty

This Is What It's Like To Go Grocery Shopping When You're Poor

"Shopping trips were as much about stress and shame and scrutiny as they were about buying food."
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Inflation Is Not The Biggest Thing Happening In The Economy Right Now

Family poverty has substantially declined thanks to the child tax credit.
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Full-Time Work Is Not Enough For Millions Of Americans. We Need To Talk About It.

"I met people across the country, from Appalachia to Oakland, who worked multiple jobs, had multiple roommates, and still could not reliably pay all of their bills each month."
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My Family Moved To America And Into A Real Haunted House. Here's What Happened.

"At first, my parents chalked up our neighbors' peering eyes and hushed whispers to curiosity. But we soon learned there was something else going on."
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Joe Manchin Doubles Down On Wanting Parents To Work For Child Tax Credit

“I think that raising children is work,” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said, defending Democrats' ambitious policy to combat child poverty.
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Despite Pandemic, Poverty Declined Thanks To Stimulus Checks

Incomes rose and poverty fell thanks in large part to stimulus payments Congress approved last year, while health insurance levels held steady.
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Joe Manchin Thinks Parents Should Have To Work For Child Tax Credit

“Don't you think, if we're going to help the children, that the people should make some effort?” the West Virginia senator said on CNN.
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This Democratic Proposal Could Lift 3.3 Million People Out Of Poverty

Legislation to shore up Supplementary Security Income hasn't received much attention, but it could have a big impact.
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Ilhan Omar’s New Guaranteed Income Bill Would Send $1,200 Monthly To Most Americans

Omar’s bill would fund guaranteed income pilots in hundreds of communities, then launch a national program to send $1,200 monthly to people making up to $75,000 a year.
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Top Senate Democrat Demands IRS Make Child Tax Credit Accessible To Very Poor

The website for non-tax-filers to sign up for the child tax credit has been plagued with accessibility issues. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wants to know why.
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