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This is the reason to take away their benefits due to their economic condition – lending credence to the stereotype that the GOP is willing to take from the poor to give to the rich.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
In a recent letter to the editor, a reader claims that Medicaid cuts are not stealing from the poor, but merely restricting eligibility.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Being murdered is thus an experience largely monopolised by the young and the poor.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
Many key players took the opportunity to reflect on the poor campaign, with England international Shaw apologizing for the team’s performances throughout the year.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
In a recent letter to the editor, a reader claims that Medicaid cuts are not stealing from the poor, but merely restricting eligibility.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Being murdered is thus an experience largely monopolised by the young and the poor.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
Many key players took the opportunity to reflect on the poor campaign, with England international Shaw apologizing for the team’s performances throughout the year.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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