How Low-Income Families Can Close The Gap

The deck is stacked against many low-income families trying to move out of poverty. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has come up with policy recommendations on how to undo a cycle of continued subsistence on government programs where there is no real path out of poverty. Some of the recommendations include: changing the amount that people who receive public benefits can save; and educating people about some of the programs that already exist, including savings programs and  programs that help people buy a new home.

The income gap between whites and minorities is widening. Measures need to be implemented that help to close it rather than the opposite.

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