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How to Help More Americans Move Out of Poverty: Editorial
published May 16th 2016, 6:00 am, by The Editors (Bloomberg View) — Millions of poor Americans are stuck in places where they and their children are all too likely to remain in poverty. What can be done to improve their prospects? Historically, mobility has been one of the U.S. economy’s
FCC Takes Step to Provide Internet Subsidy for Poor
©2015 Bloomberg News NQ5V7L6JIJUW (Bloomberg) — Federal regulators took a step Thursday toward making Internet connections eligible for a $1.6 billion government subsidy that helps poor Americans afford telephones. The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 along party lines to consider changes proposed by Chairman Tom Wheeler, a Democrat, to the