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2018 update: More evidence that half of Americans are in or near poverty
By any rational definition of poverty, half of our country's households are dealing with it.
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Trump Administration Plan Would Raise Rents on Poor People An Average 26%
8.3 million people would be affected by the proposal.
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Royal Wedding Fever Masks Britain’s Escalating Homelessness Crisis
By hustling away homeless people to save Windsor from being seen in an unfavorable light, Britain lost control of its homelessness problem – and revealed a different facet of the country's modern, austerity-driven "brand."
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How the Increase in Suburban Poverty Is Tied to Homelessness
As the housing market stabilized, suburban areas offered the most affordable housing prices for people with families – which helps explain the increase in poverty populations for suburban neighborhoods.
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Yes, Half of Americans Are In Or Near Poverty: Here’s More Evidence
We still have our houses and cars, right? Maybe not. The poorest 50% of American adults had an average net worth of just $7,500 in 2016. A year earlier it was $9,000, but the richest 1% took it away.
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Tories' Spring Budget Aids Corporations, Punishes the Poor and Self-Employed
Among the biggest controversies of the spring budget was the announcement that tax will be increased for the self-employed, meaning cabbies, plumbers, gardeners and the like will have to pay significantly more in tax.
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For Struggling Renters In New Orleans, Hope May Be Coming A Bit Late
Twenty-four-year old Stuart Marino, a finance major at University of New Orleans, spends more than 30 percent of his income on rent and utilities and doesn't have enough savings to cover a basic medical emergency.
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Rising US Rents Squeeze the Middle Class
Middle-income renters across the country are bearing the brunt of rapid price increases as a result of growing gentrification.
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Kill the Housing Bill: A New Battle Over Rent Heats Up On Britain’s Streets
The "Pay to Stay" system would make social housing tenants pay the same in rent as those living in privately-owned property – a change protestors say will force thousands out of their homes.
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The 30-Year Economic Betrayal Dragging Down Millennials' Income
The full scale of the financial rout facing millennials is revealed today in exclusive new data that points to a perfect storm of factors besetting an entire generation of young adults around the world: debt, joblessness and unaffordable rent.
