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poverty [pov′ərtē] Etymology: L, paupertas 1 a lack of material wealth needed to maintain existence. 2 a loss of emotional capacity to feel love or sympathy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A report, When Working is not Enough to Escape Poverty: An Analysis of Canada's Working Poor, shows that a significant proportion of low-income families included at least one worker. The real problem is that low-income drivers tend to live in urban areas with high loss costs and also, low-income drivers have low credit scores because they face lousy economic conditions that have nothing to do with auto insurance. After reaching an agreement--and after accessing a mixed bag of public and private funds that included low-interest loans, the sale of low-income housing credits, tax-exempt bonds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and donations from various organization--Common Ground reached out to Polshek Partnership Architects to spearhead a complicated design and construction effort. |
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