Fact is, more abortions take place during #Republican Administrations.
Higher #poverty & cuts to healthcare lead to more abortions.
And one's concern for the child shouldn't end upon exiting the birth canal.
The system rewards exactly what we say we detest.
The LBC host said yesterday that cancer is higher in poorer areas perhaps because health providers are less enthusiastic to authorize screenings for cancer in such.
"For most types of cancer, Black [People] have the highest death rate
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"ELIMINATION OF EXTREME #POVERTY🚨IS WHY THE WEST HATES #CHINA. CPC policy:⚡real wages should rise in line with GDP, & rise more for the poorest in the C. Since 1980 wage rises annually:➡️risen an aver 5%/yr, 7% for the poorest. Compounding, wages:⚡2X every 12 yrs for the poorest, 14 yrs on aver.
94% of Chinese own a home,⚡80% w/o a mortgage.
Same period:🚨real wages have stagnated in the US, UK, much of the EU, impoverishing... the maj of workers."
-K Tyson
#Greed #USPol
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All the while, feathering their nests, funneling contracts and money, taking donations and telling us all cut back on what few joys we have.
#Zer0Billionaires #socialsciences #poverty #USPolitics #healthcare
NEW: More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
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#News #Trump #Food #SNAP #Children #Kids #Poverty #USPolitics
New modeling from The Lancet suggests the USAID funding cuts will kill 14 million people.
Many of them are children.
600,000 have already died.
The man who gutted the program?
Elon Musk. The world’s first trillionaire.
He has a trillionaire dollars and is murdering the poorest people on earth.
He should be in jail.
Billionaires and trillionaires should not exist in a world where millions die from poverty every year.
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#usaid #disability #ableism #eugenics #musk #capitalism #poverty #publichealth #uspol
Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households, analysis showsCait Kelly (the Guardian)
"..."The people who are impacted by these changes are the least able to actually meet these procedural barriers," said Carlos Marquez, executive director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California. "These so-called work requirements are intended to impose new red tape on perfectly eligible people, who are really struggling to just make ends meet and get by -- and they include families with children."..."
ABC7: New CalFresh work requirements to take effect, threatening food benefits for hundreds of thousands
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New CalFresh work requirements are set to take effect Monday, threatening food benefits for hundreds of thousands of people statewide.Madison Weil (ABC7 Los Angeles)
New data suggests success in Gavin Newsom’s crackdown, as Illinois, Hawaii and Florida also report notable decreasesSara Braun (the Guardian)
Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisisJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Campaigners reject claims that tougher rules will deter hiring – and lock young people out of jobsPhillip Inman (the Guardian)
Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’Helena Horton (the Guardian)
Billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations has worked to advance justice and human rights around worldDavid Smith (the Guardian)
Closure of local shops and poor public transport leaves households struggling to access healthy and affordable foodPatrick Butler (the Guardian)
Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsJessica Murray (the Guardian)
Stalled! at $420. Panicking! and not at any discos.
Even more overdrafted now ($115). Still owe $200 on my computer, with two payments late. Still have to renew my WAS certification, which is $200... #EmergencyCrowdFund #ShowUpForWishes #Poverty
I mean, I'd really love to be able to pay these in time for my name day in two weeks. Can someone give me #mondaymotivation to get through this week?
I'm $74 overdrafted, owe 200 on my computer (payment's late), and that's before the renewals. If we can get $690 total, we hit funny number AND clear owed payments.
Is #ShowUpForWishes still an active tag here? #EmergencyCrowdfund #Poverty #MutualAidRequest
#ShowUpForWishes #Poverty ICYMI, I'm $74 in the hole, owe $200 for my computer, and that's before getting into renewal fees.
I'm overdrafted by $74 and STILL trying to raise funds for renewing certifications, fees, etc so I can keep freelancing as I'm looking for fulltime work. Yes, I want to #GetFediHired but in the meantime:I need $200 for renewing my accessibility certification at minimum. $350 for LLC fees. This Friday, maybe you got paid - if you have any to spare, toss a coin my way? #EmergencyCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest #freelance
People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to the 32-year-old who died nearby and laid undiscovered for up to a weekAriel Bogle (the Guardian)
Tent where twins were born up to a 15-minute walk away from nearest public toilets or running waterCait Kelly (the Guardian)
Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has foundAisha Down (the Guardian)
Consumer insight tracker shows 85% are worried about food prices and a majority think the economy will deteriorateClaudia Efemini (the Guardian)
Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deathsChristopher Knaus (the Guardian)
The complex environment of benefits involves all sorts of perverse incentives, but here's one that is both stark & (up until now seemingly) under-recognised:
for 16-17 year olds living at home, an apprenticeship (which is part of Govt. attempts to get young people into work or training) results in their families losing a chunk of benefits as they become 'independent workers' not children for benefits purposes.... disincentivizing them from training!
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Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job trainingPatrick Butler (the Guardian)
Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job trainingPatrick Butler (the Guardian)
In today’s newsletter: More than one-fifth of ‘austerity-generation’ British children live in poverty. Our social policy editor talks about the damage done and the way forwardPatrick Greenfield (the Guardian)
Resolution Foundation says households face rising costs from higher bills for energy and filling upJulia Kollewe (the Guardian)
Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent yearsPatrick Butler (the Guardian)
‘Development in reverse’ taking place involving rising energy and food costs and weaker economic growthRichard Partington (the Guardian)
The people who don’t view housing as a human right are those who believe they will always have housing.
They can’t fathom becoming disabled, losing their savings or their support network.
They can’t comprehend having everything ripped away from them.
They think they’re the exception.
They’re not.
People don’t plan for homelessness or disability.
It just takes one accident, illness or stroke of bad luck.
We all need and deserve a safety net.
Exclusive: Survey of 2,000 people by Barnardo’s also finds almost half feel their child has missed opportunities due to costTobi Thomas (the Guardian)
Richard Hewett, who was forced to sleep in his car when his relationship broke down, is one of many hit by rising costs and a lack of social housingRachel Hall (the Guardian)
@benroyce In 1969 and again in 2026, Science News editors also made the connections between accomplishments in space and failures on Earth:
"It is impossible to minimize the astronauts’ accomplishment. But the verdict of #history may well be that, while the world erupted, we ignored the real challenge and chased a rocket trail to the #moon."
#war #Artemis #poverty
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Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.Science News Magazine (Science News)
Today the two-child benefit cap on universal credit ends (after nine years) allowing us to see (when data becomes available) what impact its imposition & now reversal had on child poverty.
Apart from anything else this will have been interesting opportunity to see clearly how state benefits impact poverty, and also (once again) give some indication of the skewed impact of the impact of austerity (which remains, while un-named, still at the centre of UK politics)
From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the householdZoe Wood (the Guardian)
