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Cathedrals were beautifying public icons that often served the poor; yachts are designed to hide their splendors from the prying eyes of the riffraff.
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Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Not acknowledged as openly but clearly part of the calculation is the poor economic performance of Illinois and Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
So the poor stay poor, and the poorest fall to the streets.
—Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
State officials learned later from another memo that there will be no impacts on food stamps or Medicaid funding for the poor in addition to no impact on major programs like Social Security and Medicare.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
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Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Not acknowledged as openly but clearly part of the calculation is the poor economic performance of Illinois and Chicago.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
So the poor stay poor, and the poorest fall to the streets.
—Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
State officials learned later from another memo that there will be no impacts on food stamps or Medicaid funding for the poor in addition to no impact on major programs like Social Security and Medicare.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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