Unemployed see faint glints of hope in both candidates’ job-creation plans
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. In Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,000 peo
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7 years ago
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Working and Poor: Candidates respond to calls to raise the minimum wage, but how much is enough?
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. In Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,000 people
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8 years ago
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Child care costs overshadow other necessities
"It's jaw-dropping," said Hunt. "We both have a college degree. We both have reasonably good jobs. I'm not doing something outrageous."
8 years ago
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An overlooked constituency, issue on campaign trail
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. Here in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,00
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8 years ago
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Quandary over reversing Philadelphia’s long, slow slide from self-sustenance to chronic poverty
In the middle of Westmoreland Street, just past North Uber, is a deep red row home with steep steps.
In the 1940s and ’50s,
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8 years ago
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