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1. Welfare is no substitute for a child tax credit

Author

Hager, Eli

Subjects
Child tax credit -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Poor -- Finance, Government regulation, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Abstract

Byline: Eli Hager Those in Congress who are blocking President Joe Biden's proposed child tax credit - a monthly federal stipend for families with children of up to $300 per [...]

Published
2022

2. 'Survival mode': Inflation falls hardest on low-income Americans

Author

Siegel, Rachel and Van Dam, Andrew

Subjects
Epidemics -- Economic aspects -- United States, Inflation (Finance) -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects -- United States, United States economic conditions -- Forecasts and trends, Poor -- Finance, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Rachel Siegel and Andrew Van Dam After 15 years, Jacqueline Rodriguez had almost saved enough for a down payment on a house. Then the pandemic hit. Rodriguez was laid [...]

Published
2022

3. Facebook's cryptocurrency won't help the poor access banks. Here's what would

Author

Baradaran, Mehrsa

Subjects
Facebook Inc. -- Service introduction, Crypto-currencies -- Evaluation -- Service introduction, Information services industry -- Service introduction, Information services -- Service introduction, Poor -- Finance, Company financing, Company service introduction, Information services industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Mehrsa Baradaran When Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress to advocate for Libra, Facebook's new venture in blockchain currency, he cast it as a way to way to alleviate global [...]

Published
2019

4. 13 million people in poverty are disconnected from the social safety net. Most are white

Author

Jan, Tracy

Subjects
Welfare -- Reports -- Demographic aspects, Poor -- Finance, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Tracy Jan More than a quarter of people living in poverty in the U.S. receive no help from food stamps and other nutrition programs, subsidized housing, cash benefits, or [...]

Published
2019

5. Not all senior citizens need discounts. But all low-income people do

Author

Wallis, David

Subjects
Aged -- Finance, Discounts (Sales), Poor -- Finance, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: David Wallis To stretch her tight budget, Beth Cote Dekis, 61, who describes herself as a disabled woman struggling to save her house, tends to shop at retailers like [...]

Published
2018

6. India's biometric ID program was supposed to end welfare corruption, but neediest may be hit hardest

Author

Doshi, Vidhi

Subjects
Identification cards -- Usage -- Laws, regulations and rules, Biometry -- Usage -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance, Government regulation, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Vidhi Doshi NEW DELHI - It's been nearly three years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his 'Digital India' initiative, pitched as an ambitious program to modernize this country [...]

Published
2018

7. For the first time, poor people receiving housing subsidies may be required to work

Author

Jan, Tracy

Subjects
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Finance, Poor -- Finance, Budget -- Forecasts and trends, Housing subsidies -- Finance, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Tracy Jan WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's budget proposal, announced Tuesday, calls for the most dramatic cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development since President Ronald Reagan [...]

Published
2017

8. Payday lending isn't helping the poor

Author

Baradaran, Mehrsa

Subjects
United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- Powers and duties, Consumer finance companies -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance, Personal loans -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company financing, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Mehrsa Baradaran A public interest lawyer once explained that 'poverty creates an abrasive interface with society; the poor are always bumping into sharp legal things.' Indeed, the poor are [...]

Published
2016

10. India pushes bank accounts for the poor

Author

Lakshmi, Rama

Subjects
Personal finance -- Management, Bank accounts -- Forecasts and trends, Poor -- Finance, Company business management, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Rama Lakshmi PRANGARH, India - Raj Kumar Sharma, a milk-seller with just one cow, used to think bank accounts were 'only for important people.' That changed after he heard [...]

Published
2014

11. In India, microloans can trip up the poor

Author

Lakshmi, Rama

Subjects
Government regulation, Company business management, Company financing, Microfinance -- Social aspects, Poor -- Finance, Microfinance institutions -- Management, Microfinance institutions -- Laws, regulations and rules, Bank fraud, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Economic policy
Published
2010

13. Bush's war budget

Author

Dionne, E.J. Jr.

Subjects
Company financing, Government regulation, War -- Finance, United States economic conditions, Tax policy -- Economic aspects, Tax incentives -- Economic aspects, Tax incentives -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance
Published
2003

14. Lula holds out hope against odds in Brazil

Author

Clendenning, Alan

Subjects
Company financing, Poor -- Finance, Brazilians -- Finance, Brazilians -- Food and nutrition, Brazilians -- Political activity, Brazil -- Economic policy, Brazil -- Economic aspects, Brazil -- Food and nutrition
Published
2003

16. Shore up the safety net

Subjects
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. State Children's Health Insurance Program -- Finance, United States. Senate -- Economic policy, Medicaid -- Finance, Poor -- Finance, Budget -- Analysis, Medically uninsured persons -- Finance
Published
2002

17. Minority loan office opend by USDA

Author

Tucker, Neely and Sarasohn, Judy

Subjects
United States. Department of Agriculture -- Services, African American farmers -- Finance, Poor -- Finance
Published
2002

21. Between science and the poor

Author

Greenberg, Daniel S.

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Government spending policy -- Analysis, Federal aid to research -- Analysis, Poor -- Finance, Social policy -- Analysis
Published
1998

22. A different Asian bank

Subjects
Grameen Bank Bhaban -- Finance, Poor -- Finance, Banking industry -- Finance
Published
1998

24. Budget strategies target D.C.'s most desperate

Author

Loeb, Vernon

Subjects
Budget -- Washington, D.C., Welfare -- Washington, D.C., Welfare reform -- Economic aspects, Poor -- Finance, Washington, D.C. -- Economic policy
Published
1997

25. Where Dole should look for tips

Author

Dionne, E.J. Jr.

Subjects
Charitable contributions -- Evaluation, Poor -- Finance, Welfare reform -- Analysis
Published
1996

26. In the wake of a bogus bill

Author

Dionne, E.J. Jr.

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Welfare reform -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance, Poor children -- Finance, Poverty
Published
1996

28. The welfare trap

Subjects
Welfare reform -- Analysis, Welfare recipients -- Finance, Poor -- Finance
Published
1996

29. Glendening seeks welfare overhaul

Author

Jeter, Jon

Subjects
United States. Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program -- Laws, regulations and rules, Welfare reform -- Maryland, Domestic economic assistance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance, Welfare recipients -- Laws, regulations and rules, Maryland -- Social policy
Published
1996

30. Change of heart on poverty aid

Author

Morgan, Dan

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Republican Party (United States) -- Social policy, Democratic Party (United States) -- Social policy, Poor -- Finance, Budget -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Domestic policy -- Analysis, Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- Planning, Federal aid to human services -- Planning
Published
1995

32. To close a widening gap

Author

Pearlstein, Steven

Subjects
Republican Party (United States) -- Economic policy, Democratic Party (United States) -- Economic policy, Income distribution -- Laws, regulations and rules, Poor -- Finance, Economic history -- Analysis, Tax law -- Interpretation and construction
Published
1995

33. Less and less for the poor

Author

Broder, David S.

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Poor -- Finance, Welfare reform -- Social aspects
Published
1995

34. Pay the workers

Author

Shields, Mark

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives -- Economic policy, Rich -- Finance, Working class -- Finance, Poor -- Finance, Pay equity -- Analysis, Wages -- Minimum wage
Published
1995

37. Cisneros calls GOP cuts in HUD budget 'callous'

Author

Gugliotta, Guy

Subjects
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Finance, United States. House of Representatives -- Economic policy, Republican Party (United States) -- Economic policy, Domestic policy -- Finance, Budget -- Analysis, Poor -- Finance
Published
1995

41. Zeroing in on the poor

Author

Dionne, E.J. Jr.

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Republican Party (United States) -- Social policy, Democratic Party (United States) -- Political activity, Welfare reform -- Laws, regulations and rules, Domestic policy -- Analysis, Poor -- Finance
Published
1994

42. Progress made on bank bill

Author

Glater, Jonathan D.

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Banking industry -- Finance, Poor -- Finance, Federal aid to community development -- Laws, regulations and rules, Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
Published
1994

43. Clinton outlines plan to break welfare cycle

Author

Marcus, Ruth and Balz, Dan

Subjects
United States. Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program -- Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Congress -- Social policy, Welfare reform -- Planning, Welfare recipients -- Finance, Poor -- Finance
Published
1994

44. ... and a change of heart

Author

Raspberry, William

Subjects
Welfare reform -- Analysis, Poor -- Finance, Social problems -- Management
Published
1994

46. A no-name urban aid bill

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Ways and Means -- Social policy, Poor -- Finance, Welfare -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
1992

47. A food stamp increase

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Social policy, Food stamp program -- Analysis, Poor -- Finance
Published
1990

49. Tax panel votes to raise poor's subsidy: working parents would benefit

Author

Rich, Spencer

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Ways and Means -- Tax policy, Poor -- Finance, Working parents -- Finance, Tax expenditures -- Laws, regulations and rules, Earned income tax credit -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
1989

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