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Milwaukee restaurants hope to feed low-income people with 'pay what you can' model

by LaToya Dennis
Feb 15, 2017
Customers can eat for free if they can't afford to pay, or pay a little extra to help others.
The Tricklebee Café in Milwaukee asks restaurant patrons to "pay what you can."
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New Jersey eliminates cash bail for people accused of some crimes

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 9, 2017
A study in 2013 found that nearly 40 percent of people in New Jersey jails were only there because they could not afford to pay their bail.
A police station in Newark, New Jersey.
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In Charlotte, it's especially tough to climb the economic ladder

by Reema Khrais
Dec 21, 2016
Research shows low-income children in NC have just a four percent chance of rising to the top
Voters outside a polling place in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Flooding hits a handful of crucial businesses in one small North Carolina town

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 21, 2016
In rural communities, a grocery or restaurant can be a lifeline, especially for low income people who have limited transportation options.
A small commercial district on the edge of downtown Grifton at the peak of the floods in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Residents depend on shops there, especially those who don't have an easy way to get to other stores in nearby towns. 
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Billions in aid for low-income seniors go unclaimed

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
May 5, 2016
A campaign is trying to connect low-income seniors with government aid.
Many seniors don’t realize how many benefits they're eligible for.
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Philadelphia wants low-income residents to take tax credit

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 30, 2016
The city estimates 20 percent of those eligible didn’t claim the EITC last year
Street team for EITC outreach hands out flyers in Southwest Philadelphia. 
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Property value in low-income housing debate

by Noel King
Dec 21, 2015
The fight is often over property values.
The fight over building low-income housing often is a debate over property values. Yonkers, New York, is one such battleground.
June Marie/Flickr
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Mobility as an economic measure

by Noel King
Dec 10, 2015
The latest research from Pew shows the middle class is no longer the majority.
According to the Pew Charitable Trust, it's not so easy to climb income brackets in the United States.
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Strip mall to offer low-income investment opportunity

by John Sepulvado
Oct 14, 2015
A nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, hopes property will help small investors.
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Getting by in America on $2 a day

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Oct 1, 2015
What the country's extreme poor want: Dignity. Respect. Jobs.
The number of people in the U.S. who are extremely poor is increasing.
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