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"This is the conversation about poverty that we don’t like to have: We discuss the poor as a pity or a blight, but we rarely admit that America’s high rate of poverty is a policy choice, and there are reasons we choose it over and over again." - Ezra Klein

Opinion | What the Rich Don’t Want to Admit About the Poor Why do we leave millions of people in poverty? The answer should make us uncomfortable.

The Biden administration is cancelling $1 billion of student loans.

Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/03/18/biden-cancels-1-billion-of-student-loans/?fbclid=IwAR1uyP1jWJOXFeRQD_haHjIbUJFXRXPDYLxv1UBDQ_XQlu0BbDYKPP_My0U&sh=7b9fa1442460

Biden Cancels $1 Billion Of Student Loans Student loan cancellation is here.

Student loans have surpassed all other forms of debt in the U.S. aside from housing debt.

Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2021 [Average Student Loan Debt + More] Here's the most up-to-date and latest total student loan debt and average student loan debt statistics and figures for 2021 from trusted sources.

The stimulus checks are meant to help people who need it, not creditors.

Private debt collectors can seize $1,400 coronavirus relief checks to pay creditors Congress looks to close loophole that will allow private debt collectors to garnish $1,400 checks distributed under COVID-relief package.

This article summarizes the issues with the eviction "moratorium" and provides a resource for tenants who are behind.

The eviction moratorium misnomer and the impact of IMPACT The CDC moratorium has had little effect on evictions. IMPACT Community Action is doling out millions in assistance, but many don't know it's there.

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The hidden perils of of parenting while poor. http://ow.ly/PZIee

The Emotional Pain of Being Too Poor to Buy Diapers Low-income mothers can't afford diapers—and it's hurting their ability to parent.