Tag: Single-Parent Families

Economics Links

Apr 30, 2014

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Gender and Sex, Links – Economics, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Huffington Post: Financially Speaking — Are We an Illiterate Nation? … Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy released its '2013 National Report Card,' which quantifies what states are doing to promote financial literacy in the classroom. Only seven of 50 states surveyed came away from the study with an "A" rating. That's right, a…
Getting Poverty Wrong

Mar 24, 2008

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mwkruse

in Politics, Poverty, Public Policy

City Journal: Getting Poverty Wrong …Yet both candidates are largely missing the point. While they insist that strengthening labor unions or protecting homeowners from foreclosures will alleviate the hardships of the poor, the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census remind us that the breakdown of the traditional two-parent, married family is a…