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What it means to be poor
Written by Jennifer Cooper on March 2, 2010 – 6:03 pm
Written by Jennifer Cooper on March 2, 2010 – 6:03 pm
March. 02, 2010
Are you poor if you earn enough money to buy food and keep a roof over your head, but not enough to pay for child care or essential prescription drugs? What about if you earn twice the official poverty rate, but, thanks to a high cost of living, are paying more than 50 [...]
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