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Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America

Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America By Alissa Quart, 2018 In the introduction to her book Quart overviews the reasons why Families Can’t Afford America any longer. Student Loans and Medical Debt are a huge issue for Generation X … Continue reading

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$2.00 A Day: Living on Almost Nothing In America

$2.00 A Day: Living On Almost Nothing In America By Katheryn J Edin and Luke Schaefer, 2015 After the Civil War in the 1870s, Aid was created for the Windows of the War.  That was about all that was available … Continue reading

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Twenty-Something

  Twenty-Something   Twenty-Something: Why Do Young Adults Seem So Stuck by Robin Henig and Samantha Henig came out in 2013.  Many Millennials are living in their parent’s basement, eating ramen noodles and sometimes even on food stamps.   Why is … Continue reading

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Holy High Fructose Corn Syrup Batman!

December 18, 2008 Holy High Fructose Corn Syrup Holy High Fructose Corn Syrup Batman!  According to Michael Pollen in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, High Fructose Corn Sryrup has become holy to the food industry.  Since 1980 it has found its way … Continue reading

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Why I’m Poor

Why I’m Poor It used to be that you couldn’t find yourself in poverty unless you couldn’t or didn’t want to work.  Generally the unemployed were mentally or physically handicapped.  Sometimes they were alcoholics or drug addicts.  Mostly they were … Continue reading

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