Struggling with poverty is hard enough on its own, but many of America's poor now face an array of costs that wealthier citizens often don't incur. Take the rise of for-profit probation companies ...

The concept of being "poor" is often seen as a black-and-white, yes-or-no state of being. You're either poor or you're not. However, the reality is that poverty exists on a spectrum, and where you ...

To me, that insight was both stupid -- obviously the poor are different from the busy — but also, if true, profound. Things at the edge of stupid and profound always interest me because that's ...

Reduce the high costs of being poor and increase access to financial services. Despite having less income, lower-income families often pay more than middle and high-income families for the same ...

Michael Tanner of the libertarian Cato Institute also thinks Carson is wrong about poverty being a state of mind. "Poverty is being poor," says Tanner.

Lena Silver, an advocate for the poor in Los Angeles County, points out that the cards being used to issue the so-called Middle Class Tax Refund by the state do use secure chips.

Lena Silver, an advocate for the poor in Los Angeles County, points out that the cards being used to issue the so-called Middle Class Tax Refund by the state do use secure chips.

Lena Silver, an advocate for the poor in Los Angeles County, points out that the cards being used to issue the so-called Middle Class Tax Refund by the state do use secure chips.

In Florida, the definition of being poor, middle-class, or rich is not just about income, but encompasses a broader perspective of net worth, cost of living, and financial stability.

It’s certainly understandable. In America’s consumer culture, your station in life often comes down to what you can buy. But feeling poor is a state of mind that more money won’t cure.The ...