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Sequester Still Punishes the Poor

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Post date June 14, 2013

The failure of Congress to pass a budget is being felt by the poorest Americans, as cuts to subsidized housing groups continue. The Budget Control Act, commonly known as the sequester, has slashed a trillion dollars in federal funding to public programs across the board. The New York City Housing Authority, (NYCHA), the nation’s largest […]

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Former Enron Gas Trader Moves to Make the World Better

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Post date May 17, 2013

At forty years old, John Arnold is one of the highest profiting hedgefund managers of all time. John and Laura Arnold are worth an estimated $4 billion dollars and plan on giving all of their wealth away to charity. After managing his fund out of Houston for several years before closing in 2012, one could […]

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