Congress Cuts Winter Heating Aid For The Poor While Boosting The Defense Budget

Congress Cuts Winter Heating Aid For The Poor While Boosting The Defense Budget: pPoverty in America is only getting worse, with data showing rising income inequality and the startling fact that half of all Americans are now either in poverty or considered low-income. Were it not for the government programs that comprise the social safety net, those numbers would be even worse. More than a quarter would live [...]/p