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The Nerd Continues To Punish Poor People For the Crime of Being Poor: School Attendance Edition
Friday , 12, June 2015 Nerd Problems, Section 16 3 CommentsRick Snyder this week signed a bill that ties Family Independence Program benefits to school attendance. Students with poor attendance put food and cash assistance benefits at risk for the entire family. Children aged 6 to 15 who don’t attend school regularly will jeopardize FIP for the family, if the child is 16 and older, […]
Romney Runtime Executable 3.0: Now With Compassionate Populist Patch
Saturday , 17, January 2015 Candidates, Presidential Primary 2016, Romney Runtime Executable 3.0 Leave a commentNow that 2016 presidential candidates are for sure definitely making noise that they’re seriously considering the potential for a possible run for the White House maybe, the juicy quotes are already appearing. Of course, one of the best of the quote droppers from 2012 was Willard “Mitt” Romney. His new angle to get people talking […]
Growth Of Poverty In The US 1998 – 2012
Sunday , 12, October 2014 Community, Environment Leave a commentHow many more people in the US live in poverty? Here is a national map that breaks it down by county. This trend can be reversed if people get out and vote on November 4.