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Meet the typical ALICE: Americans struggling to afford basic necessities but making too much to get help

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 06:04

Tech Insider : Economy

A cashier rings up a customer's groceries — ALICE workers often are in retail and food services.
Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images

economy, finance, alice, gen-z, Boomers, Poverty, Survival

Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 05:51

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

A view of the Seattle skyline. — A view of the Seattle skyline.
Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images

economy, finance, basic-income, Seattle, guaranteed-income, UBI, cost-of-living

More and more Americans are becoming 'ALICEs.' They can't afford rent and groceries but are falling through the cracks in the country's safety net.

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 11:21

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

ALICE mom and child — Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

economy, finance, economy, Poverty, poverty-line, poverty-cycle, middle-class

A new Houston-area basic income program sending out $500 a month to residents with no strings attached had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard or Yale

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 09:29

Tech Insider : Economy

The skyline of Houston, Texas, at sunset. — Uplift Harris recently selected nearly 2,000 participants out of over 82,000 applicants.
Art Wager/Getty Images

economy, Markets, Houston, Texas, basic-income, guaranteed-income, UBI

Solving the looming retirement crisis means thinking differently about aging, economist says

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 07:43

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Andrew J Scott — Andrew Scott's new book "The Longevity Imperative" calls for a rethink on how we view aging.
John Murray Press

economy, economy, retirement-crisis, Retirement, Aging, health, Jobs

The extravagant Ambani pre-wedding party was an affront to the millions of Indians in poverty, critics say

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 09:09

Tech Insider : Economy

Anant Ambani at the pre-wedding festivities, left, and a slum in New Delhi, India, in a composite image. — Anant Ambani at the pre-wedding festivities and a slum in New Delhi, India, in a composite image.
Reuters Connect

economy, International, ambani, anant-ambani, India, Wealth, Poverty

NYC has the highest concentration of millionaires worldwide. 25% of its children live in poverty, report says.

Sun, 02/25/2024 - 18:16

Tech Insider : Economy

A homeless person sits on the ground in a subway station in Manhattan on February 20, 2024. — A homeless person sits on the ground in a subway station in Manhattan on February 20, 2024.
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/Getty Images

economy, new-york-city, child-poverty, Poverty, Millionaires, insider-news

As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:28

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018. — Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.
Ertugrul Cingil/Getty Images

economy, politics, Real Estate, Housing, Homelessness, real-estate, housing-costs

Wealth inequality and 'billionaire supremacy' have gotten so bad that at this rate, it will take 230 years to end poverty

Sat, 01/20/2024 - 15:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

An activist calls for higher taxes for the ultra-rich and corporations in Houston, Texas in 2021. — An activist calls for higher taxes for the ultra-rich and corporations in Houston, Texas in 2021.
Bob Levey/Getty Images

economy, oxfam, economy, Poverty

The world could have its first trillionaire within 10 years, while most of us are getting poorer, report says

Mon, 01/15/2024 - 09:46

Tech Insider : Economy

Davos — Davos, Switzerland.
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Creative Photos

economy, Poverty, Billionaires, Inequality, oxfam, news-uk

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