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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. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 26 points 7 months ago

I thought the group living just above poverty limits were called the working poor. Does United Way think the new "sexy" acronym will get this group more attention?

I've always felt pretty bad for these folks. They're working and struggling. Minimum wage really does need to triple or quadruple.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 7 months ago

Society is in love with new clinical terms that help detach emotion for the people using them.

And when people ask for help without using the new terms they can be marked as incorrect more easily and ignored.

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