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Help For Families Who Can’t Afford Childcare Hits Decade Low 0 xchrom Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 1928
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Social Darwinism and Fox Republicans 0 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1962
Congress passes bill cutting farmer payments and SNAP benefits 1 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2072
Fox’s Tucker Carlson: Poor people get ‘consumed with envy’ of the 1 percent 6 unhappycamper Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2960
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House passes bill cutting $8 billion from ‘food stamps’ program 0 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 1881

Poverty Continued...

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A question for DUers who frequent the Poverty forum 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2236
8 Phony GOP Solutions for Poverty That Will Only Bring More Economic Pain 2 unhappycamper Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2515
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