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Profits and Poverty: Trump's Gain, America's Pain

Profits and Poverty: Trump's Gain, America's Pain

While Trump's fortune soars, working Americans bear the brunt of his policies.

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May 28, 2025
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It is spring, 2026. In Houston’s Fifth Ward, Janice, a 42-year-old single mother of two, waits in line at a food pantry she’s never needed before. Her SNAP benefits were slashed last month under Trump’s new budget. Her federal contractor job cut her wages by 40%. Her daycare subsidy evaporated in a wave of “efficiency reforms.” She now works two jobs, n…

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