Tag: Poverty

There are long-term effects involved with poverty.

Some social issues should not be a matter of politics.

A column about the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An opinion column suggesting before unite to provoke change.

One of the most common questions I used to be asked was "where do you find poor people?"

Poverty porn, to me, is when media outlets come in here looking to exploit our stories by choosing to focus on the most abject circumstances.

Most people are unaware that $21,720 is the poverty line for a family of three.

According to W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy last year, 23 percent of West Virginians were working low wage jobs with a quarter of those workers living in poverty. We should be able to work full-time and afford to live, period. An Earned Income Tax Credit at the state level would be extremely helpful to those workers and to our economy.

Having "just enough" can look a lot of ways. Maybe it's "just enough" gas to get to work. Or "just enough" food to get you through until the next payday. Maybe it's "just enough" to get by after keeping your utilities on.