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The "Poverty Premium": 12 Services That Cost the Poor More (and How the Wealthy Avoid Them)

In an ironic twist of economic injustice, being poor often costs more. This isn't just about income disparity; it's about a systemic "poverty premium" where individuals with limited financial ...
The Desert Sun

Column: Americans don't understand poverty. We need to teach it in schools.

Just as our ignorance of science puts us at risk from disease or environmental disaster, our ignorance of poverty creates real dangers. Which is why, just as children take classes on health or climate ...
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'Poverty Forces One To Do Everything': 15-Year-Old Boy Becomes First In Barabanki Village To Pass Class 10 Board Exams Since Independence

Barabanki (UP): In a historic feat for a remote hamlet in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki, a 15-year-old has become the first villager to pass the class 10 board exams since independence. Ramkeval hails ...
WHIO

‘Unsustainable;’ Reports show U.S. middle class is getting smaller, poverty line on the rise

The U.S. middle class is getting smaller and the number of Americans falling toward poverty is on the rise. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, more and more people are falling toward poverty as ...