/tags/income-gap income gap en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-01-09/richest-republicans-view-health-care-far-differently-than-poorest-npr-poll-finds The survey, from NPR and partners, shows how the "1%" compare with others on issues including inequality, health care access and what it takes to get ahead in America. Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-01-09/richest-republicans-view-health-care-far-differently-than-poorest-npr-poll-finds Danielle Kurtzleben /news/2019-05-29/where-to-go-in-south-florida-if-you-cant-afford-hurricane-supplies The Atlantic Hurricane season starts June 1. That means people have likely begun begging you to get your hurricane emergency plan in order and not wait… Wed, 29 May 2019 23:08:49 GMT /news/2019-05-29/where-to-go-in-south-florida-if-you-cant-afford-hurricane-supplies Christine DiMattei /local-news/2019-04-24/in-affluent-boca-raton-philanthropists-try-to-understand-povertys-strain The women’s worried conversations about paying utility bills, scraping together enough change to pay for transportation and pawning jewelry to pay for… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:51:27 GMT /local-news/2019-04-24/in-affluent-boca-raton-philanthropists-try-to-understand-povertys-strain Madeline Fox /news/2017-09-06/preparing-for-a-hurricane-without-enough-money-in-miami-dade Eugene Johnson purchased two loaves of bread and batteries for his flashlight. Those are his supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irma.“I’m on fixed… Thu, 07 Sep 2017 03:59:06 GMT /news/2017-09-06/preparing-for-a-hurricane-without-enough-money-in-miami-dade /news/2017-08-29/womens-fund-of-miami-dade-wants-to-create-structural-change-around-pay-equity Women in Miami-Dade earn 87 cents for every dollar a man makes. One in five women in Miami-Dade lives in poverty.The Women's Fund of Miami-Dade wants to… Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:10:51 GMT /news/2017-08-29/womens-fund-of-miami-dade-wants-to-create-structural-change-around-pay-equity /news/2016-08-16/what-does-floridas-minimum-wage-buy-you How much can Florida’s minimum wage actually buy? Well, not a whole lot, apparently. And making that wage will not carry a person out of poverty,… Tue, 16 Aug 2016 22:01:19 GMT /news/2016-08-16/what-does-floridas-minimum-wage-buy-you /news/2015-03-03/income-is-only-one-of-the-ways-south-florida-is-segregated A new study from the University of Toronto's Martin Prosperity Institute ranks South Florida in the top 10 percent most segregated metro areas in the… Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:42:48 GMT /news/2015-03-03/income-is-only-one-of-the-ways-south-florida-is-segregated /news/2014-09-01/in-florida-labor-not-doing-well-this-labor-day Labor Day was created to celebrate the country’s labor movement and its social and economic achievements, but a new study from FIU’s Research Institute on… Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:28:56 GMT /news/2014-09-01/in-florida-labor-not-doing-well-this-labor-day /how-much-is-enough/2014-02-06/heres-what-it-takes-to-make-ends-meet-in-south-florida According to the federal government, "enough" is a simple, five-figure amount: $23,850. That's the poverty line. It marks a distinction between who is… Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:50:19 GMT /how-much-is-enough/2014-02-06/heres-what-it-takes-to-make-ends-meet-in-south-florida /show/topical-currents/2013-10-22/ending-poverty-in-america 10/22/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with Georgetown University law professor and author Peter Edelman. He’s written SO RICH, SO POOR: Why It’s So… Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-10-22/ending-poverty-in-america Joseph Cooper