Pope Francis, Jews and poor Jesus
Pope Francis in an open letter published by Rome’s newspaper La Repubblica on September 11, 2013, has claimed: “Christians have rediscovered that the Jewish people are the holy root from which Jesus...
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Government Licensure Hurts The Poor
Sandy Meadows was an elderly woman living in Louisiana. She wanted nothing more than to do what she loved and what she was good at: floral arrangement. Simple enough, so what stopped her from doing...
View ArticleThe Shocking Thing Parents Are Doing To Their Daughters Because They’re So Poor
When I heard their stories, I found it to be a fascinating insight into how one country is coming together to acknowledge, discuss, and solve a serious problem it faces.
View ArticleMillions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law
A sweeping national effort to extend health coverage to millions of Americans will leave out two-thirds of the poor blacks and single mothers and more than half of the low-wage workers who do not have...
View ArticleRich Girl Tells Poor People to Have Some Tact And Stop Making Her Feel Bad
<id=”stcpDiv”> Rachel Sacks was “born into great financial circumstances” and wants poor people to not judge her for it. The college student from the West Village in New York City recently wrote...
View ArticleGrowing Up Poor, Stress Impact Brain Function as Adult
Childhood poverty and chronic stress may lead to problems regulating emotions as an adult, according to research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Our findings...
View ArticleWhich America Do You Live In? – 21 Hard To Believe Facts About “Wealthy...
Michael Snyder Did you know that 40 percent of all American workers make less than $20,000 a year before taxes? And 65 percent of all American workers make less than $40,000 a year before taxes. If you...
View ArticleIn the U.S. 49.7 Million Are Now Poor, and 80% of the Total Population Is...
If you live in the United States, there is a good chance that you are now living in poverty or near poverty. Nearly 50 million Americans, (49.7 Million), are living below the poverty line, with 80% of...
View ArticlePope Francis Declares Consumers and Capitalists Need to Help the Poor
In a new declaration, the pope warns that the ‘culture of prosperity deadens us,’ taking aim at free market capitalists and consumers alike. “How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly...
View Article20 Things the Poor Do Everyday That the Rich Never Have to Worry About
This post first appeared on Ben Irwin’s blog. Financial advisor and evangelical Christian Dave Ramsey probably wasn’t expecting this much pushback when he shared a piece contrasting the habits of the...
View ArticleJailing the poor who can’t pay fines for minor offenses in Colorado city
Courts throughout Colorado are sending impoverished people to jail, not because they’ve committed crimes, but because they can’t pay fines for violations as small as traffic offenses or dog-leash and...
View ArticleWhat Christmas Is Like For A Working Poor Family Earning $10,000 A Year (And...
Rachel Britton had hoped to buy her family a ham for Christmas. It didn’t have to be perfectly glazed or have all the fixings. But she won’t be able to afford it. Britton and her husband, Terry, and...
View ArticleClosing The ‘Word Gap’ Between Rich And Poor
In the early 1990s, a team of researchers decided to follow about 40 volunteer families — some poor, some middle class, some rich — during the first three years of their new children’s lives. Every...
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