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From A Child Beggar To Becoming A Doctor: How Pinki Haryan Beat Poverty

She called poverty her "biggest struggle" since childhoodShimla: As a child, Pinki Haryan, along with her parents, begged on the streets and scavenged...

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The pandemic helped increase support for guaranteed income. Then came the backlash

Urbazon | E+ | Getty ImagesAbout 1,900 residents in Texas' Harris County were set to start receiving $500 monthly payments starting this spring.The money...

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Is it a great wealth transfer or retirement savings crisis? It can be both, expert says

Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty ImagesIt can feel like the U.S. economy has divided consumers into groups of haves and have nots — and...

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Wealth inequality starts at birth. Lawmakers debate whether child savings accounts can help

Urbazon | E+ | Getty ImagesAn unequal distribution of wealth in the U.S. can make it so some children are behind from birth.Now lawmakers...

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29% of households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are ‘one emergency from poverty,’ one expert says

Over time, higher costs and sluggish wage growth have left more Americans financially vulnerable, with many known as "ALICEs."Nearly 40 million families, or 29%...

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$7.25 federal minimum wage is a ‘national disgrace,’ says Sen. Bernie Sanders, backing push for $17 per hour

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on raising the federal minimum wage outside the U.S. Capitol, May 4, 2023.Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty...

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Insolvency is on the horizon for Social Security, Medicare funds, expert says. These changes may help

AscentXmedia | E+ | Getty ImagesSocial Security and Medicare face an uncertain future, based on new annual reports from the programs' trustees that were...

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