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      Higher prices are making it harder for elderly to buy food they need

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer

      While the shaky economy has made it more difficult for low-income people to meet their basic needs, the problem is deeper for the elderly and those with disabilities. Many are unable to shop for groceries, get to food banks or prepare their meals. They spoke of the choices they had to make between buying food or medicine, or paying their utility bills. "There's quite a bit of people here who live on peanut butter sandwiches -- that's it," one resident said.

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      Home Health Aides Ignored

      Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

      The Supreme Court, who ruled that they were exempt from minimum wage and overtime protections, dealt a stunning economic blow to home health aides, an industry dominated by poor black women. —“The court’s ruling is another blow to struggling, low-wage women,” said Nancy Duff Campbell, a co-president of the National Women’s Law Center. “It means that home care workers, who are overwhelmingly low-income women of color, will continue to be unfairly treated despite providing essential

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