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Paying for Being PoorPosted on Jul 19, 2006A new study by the Brookings Institution found that the urban poor pay hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a year in extra costs for necessities, such as car insurance, home appliances, banking fees and other basics. (NYT link)
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By Liz, July 20, 2006 at 3:51 pm #
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it’s becuase most churches dont give money to the poor it’s used to build multimillion dollar churches!!! and to buy them a plasma tv to use to braodcast thier sermom outside the main church hall. I knew of a church that did this and It ticked me off!
they hardly ever give to the poor.
Report thisBy KONNIE, July 20, 2006 at 12:20 pm #
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only a rich person at Brookings would think to study something so obvious.......how much did the study cost? How much are they paying the researcher? Just curious.
Report thisBy Aaitje, July 20, 2006 at 8:40 am #
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You’d think a country that prides itself at being a religious nation with near 100% church-going people---some would argue, a *christian* nation---poverty would be a thing of the past.
It gives a new meaning to “the American *Dream*”, doesn’t it?
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