Food stamps and the politics of poverty – Marketplace.org

Marketplace.org Food stamps and the politics of povertyMarketplace.orgAndrea Waterstreet is 44, single and doesn't have children. She grew up in middle class suburbia and worked for 25 years, mostly as a waitress. But when she was diagnosed with a chronic illness and became too sick to work, she quit her …

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Garage had stamps licked – Blackpool Gazette

Blackpool Gazette Garage had stamps lickedBlackpool GazetteREMEMBER Green Shield stamps? Swiping loyalty cards at the checkout is commonplace today, but throughout the 1960s, canny shoppers were expected to lick tens of thousands of stamps into savings books before they could consider trading them in for … More: continued here

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EBay to cut 325 PayPal jobs – MarketWatch

EBay to cut 325 PayPal jobsMarketWatchSan Jose, Calif.-based eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced the job cuts in a statement Monday morning. Most of the job eliminations would be from PayPal's product and technology businesses, according to the company. In addition to the job cuts, eBay said it … More: continued here

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