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Displaying items by tag: poverty, health insurance, credit cards
Saturday, 14 January 2012 01:20
Who Knew There Was So Much Poverty? The Poor, That's Who
Last evening, Tavis Smiley hosted a program that was broadcast live on C-SPAN live and that focused for two-and-a-half hours on the issue of poverty in America. It was terrific. The energy and commitment of the experts assembled to investigate and help alleviate poverty made the conversation rich beyond anything I’ve seen in ages.
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