poverty Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/poverty/ Sun, 02 Oct 2016 01:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png poverty Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/poverty/ 32 32 12773863 Report – Millions of Americans Climb Out of Poverty  https://ezkool.com/2016/09/report-millions-of-americans-climb-out-of-poverty/ https://ezkool.com/2016/09/report-millions-of-americans-climb-out-of-poverty/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:50:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=64110 According to census data released this month, 3.5 million Americans were able to raise their chins above the poverty line last year. More than seven years after the recession ended, employers are finally being compelled to reach deeper into the pools of untapped labor, creating more jobs, especially among retailers, restaurants and hotels, and paying higher wages […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/09/report-millions-of-americans-climb-out-of-poverty/feed/ 0 64110 NY Man Makes “$200.00 an Hour” Begging for Money https://ezkool.com/2015/11/ny-man-makes-200-00-an-hour-begging-for-money/ Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:33:04 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=61010 Here’s something for Republican presidential hopeful, Marco Rubio. Forget lying about welders making more money than philosophers, that is just a lie and you know it. Instead, tell your people that they could make more money if they quit their jobs and beg. Not only would that fit the Republican platform of austerity, but you could […]

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]]> 61010 Republican Explains – Minimum Wage is for “Minorities,” Unskilled People Worth $7 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:05:07 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57570 He is a Republican Representative from California named, Tom McClintock. And in an interview with C-SPAN on Thursday, McClintock went there with his Republican ideology in public, saying that the minimum wage is for “minorities,” teenagers and other unskilled people no work experience. And those people do not deserve more than $7 an hour. He was answering a question […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/feed/ 0 57570 Sen. Joni Ernst’s Family Took Almost Half a Million Dollars in Government Subsidies https://ezkool.com/2015/01/sen-joni-ernst-family-took-almost-half-a-million-dollars-in-government-subsidies/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/sen-joni-ernst-family-took-almost-half-a-million-dollars-in-government-subsidies/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:05:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57531 Yeah, she grew up poor alright. So poor that Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican Senator who gave the Republican’s official response to the State of The Union Address, said that as a kid, she had to put “plastic bread bags” over her “one good pair of shoes” to keep them from getting wet when it […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/sen-joni-ernst-family-took-almost-half-a-million-dollars-in-government-subsidies/feed/ 1 57531 Report: Poor Families Pay Double The Tax Rate as Rich Families https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:41:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57391 And the Republicans rejoice. They have been working for this outcome for decades! Middle- and low-income Americans are facing far higher state and local taxes than the wealthy, according to a new report assessing tax data from all 50 states. In all, the analysis by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/report-poor-families-pay-double-the-tax-rate-as-rich-families/feed/ 0 57391 Record Low For Homelessness in This Large City https://ezkool.com/2014/10/record-low-for-homelessness-in-this-large-city/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/record-low-for-homelessness-in-this-large-city/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:56:38 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55861 The number of homeless residents in New York City, the largest city in the United States, reached a record high this month at more than 56,000 people. Halfway around the world, another metropolis recently hit a homeless record of its own: just 1,697 people are currently homeless in Tokyo, also its country’s largest city and […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/record-low-for-homelessness-in-this-large-city/feed/ 0 55861 Almost Half Of New Yorkers Are Poor https://ezkool.com/2014/04/almost-half-of-new-yorkers-are-poor/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/almost-half-of-new-yorkers-are-poor/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:00:37 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50996 (Getty Images) From 2011 to 2012, the number of New Yorkers who were at or near poverty levels remained constant at 46%. According to a new report [PDF] released by the City’s Center for Economic Opportunity andobtained by the Times, “nearly half of New Yorkers were making less than 150 percent of the poverty threshold, a figure that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/almost-half-of-new-yorkers-are-poor/feed/ 0 50996 They Wouldn’t Even Help This Homeless Child – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/03/we-wouldnt-even-help-this-homeless-child-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/we-wouldnt-even-help-this-homeless-child-video/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:14:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49118 “So many of these Fousey videos try to portray people as bad or heartless if they don’t stop and help anyone, but like seriously, people have their own problems to worry about and their own mouths or families mouths to feed… they can’t go giving money to every beggar they see. You can’t judge someone […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/we-wouldnt-even-help-this-homeless-child-video/feed/ 0 49118 GOP’s New War – The War On School Lunches for Poor Kids – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/03/gops-new-war-the-war-on-school-lunches-for-poor-kids-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/gops-new-war-the-war-on-school-lunches-for-poor-kids-video/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2014 01:28:27 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49097 There is always a new war for these Republicans to engage in, but rest assured, you will never, never, never, ever, ever see a Republican war on tax loopholes for the rich, or subsidies to the rich, or anything involving the rich. But if it benefits the poor, they declare war!

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/gops-new-war-the-war-on-school-lunches-for-poor-kids-video/feed/ 0 49097 The Shocking Cost of Corporate Welfare https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:16:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49006 Republicans never miss the opportunity to tell you that poor people are leaches, sucking the life from the economy with their greed through the welfare system. But they never mention their millionaire friends and businesses, who are milking the system even more than the pocket change going to the poor. State and local governments have […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-shocking-cost-of-corporate-welfare/feed/ 0 49006 Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Based on Fictional Events https://ezkool.com/2014/03/paul-ryans-cpac-speech-based-on-fictional-events/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/paul-ryans-cpac-speech-based-on-fictional-events/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:03:58 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48934 It’s about a sad little boy who didn’t want a school lunch. He wanted his lunch in a brown paper bag just like all the other boys and girls who got that brown paper bag of love from their parents. “The left is making a big mistake here. What they’re offering people is a full […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/paul-ryans-cpac-speech-based-on-fictional-events/feed/ 1 48934 Report: Under Christie’s Leadership, New Jersey’s Poverty Rate hit 52 Year High https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:26:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46835 It seems that when Chris Christie’s mentor asked this question – “is that what you want in your president?”-  he was not only talking about Christie’s possible involvement in the BridgeGate crisis. It is quite possible that he got a glimpse of this report. Poverty in New Jersey continued to grow even as the national […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/report-under-christies-leadership-new-jerseys-poverty-rate-hit-52-year-high/feed/ 0 46835 Gingrich Lied – George Bush Is The “Best Food Stamp President” https://ezkool.com/2012/01/george-bush-food-stamps/ https://ezkool.com/2012/01/george-bush-food-stamps/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:39:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=15135 Newt Gingrich’s claim that President Obama is the “best food stamp president in America’s history” has been the topic of discussion for the past few weeks. Not just because Gingrich is playing to the racial stereotypes implied by the statement, but also because his claim is simply not true. And it was just a matter […]

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