Latest News for: the poor

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Civil society accuses CoCT of 'siding with investors over the poor' in land auction

Independent online (SA) 24 Feb 2026
... list, with civil society groups saying this will deepen the crisis and push the poor and working class further out of the city ... It feels like the City does not want poor people living in the city.".
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I weep for the poor, not you

TimesDaily 21 Feb 2026
I see there is a concentrated effort to limit what SNAP benefits can buy ... .
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VAT Hike: The easy target that hits the poor hardest

Independent online (SA) 21 Feb 2026
Following the controversy over the proposed VAT rate changes last year, we do not anticipate any significant VAT changes.”. The reasoning highlights a stark conflict between policy efficiency and political reality. The document notes.
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Marijuana legalization may be another way to tax the poor while the rich get a ...

Penn Live 21 Feb 2026
Don’t be surprised if our legislators and the governor legalize marijuana for recreational use very soon. Don’t be surprised if they add a tax on its use at the same time.
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New Mario ‘Game’ From Nintendo Lets Kids Torture The Poor Plumber For 12 Minutes At ...

Kotaku 20 Feb 2026
Hello, Mario is free to download and out now on phones and the Nintendo Switch ....
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No freebies being given to taxpayers, only to the poor: BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain on SC's remarks

Suryaa 20 Feb 2026
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday defended welfare schemes for the poor following the Supreme Court’s sharp observations on pre-election “freebies,” ...
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Why rights exist but justice remains out of reach for the poor

The Times of India 20 Feb 2026
That fear is rational.” On the broader framework, she notes, “India has one of the most elaborate statutory frameworks for protecting the poor in the developing world.
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The privilege of giving to the poor

The Clarksdale Press Register 19 Feb 2026
In Luke 14, Jesus says, “When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.” Proverbs 19.17 says, “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and ...
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Why ‘Net Zero’ Fails The Science, The Math, And The Poor

Principia Scientific 18 Feb 2026
'Net-zero' policies disproportionately harm the poor, and are based on pseudoscience not facts .
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Trump’s trade official doesn’t believe the poor are paying the costs of his policies

Alternet 16 Feb 2026
Jamieson Greer appears to have convinced President Donald Trump that trade deficits were evil and that the U.S ... Just six days into the new administration, Trump wanted to blow up U.S ... A New York Times profile on him quotes the trade rep ... The U.S.
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Elk Grove’s NIMBY playbook: Push the poor to the edges of town | Opinion

Sacramento Bee 13 Feb 2026
“We do have an ethical and moral obligation to care for one another,” said councilmember Rod Brewer. “If you are in disagreement with that, I will be praying for you.” ....
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Bangladesh's Yunus 'banker to the poor', pushing democratic reform

Laurel Leader-Call 13 Feb 2026
After a life dedicated to fighting extreme poverty, Bangladesh's 85-year-old Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is set to end his biggest mission ....
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Sr. Jane Brady, North Jersey health care leader and champion for the poor, dies at 90

northjersey.com 13 Feb 2026
It was a major project for Eva's Village, one of the region's largest sheltering programs, that Brady oversaw from the ground up as she had done countless times over her career caring for New Jersey's sick and poor.
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