Poverty
Food Stamps On the Rise As Economy Falls
As prices and unemployment goes up so do the number of families qualifying for food stamps. The New York Times is reporting dramatic increases in today’s edition.
Nasheed calls for Lowering Sales Tax on Food
Missouri is one of only a few states to levy tax on food purchased for consumption at home. This week, Representative Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) introduced a plan to move Missouri closer to eliminating the sales tax on groceries. House Bill 2190 would phase out the 1% sales tax on food over a period of [...]
Homeless Are "Face of Downtown" Too
According to a survey paid for by the Downtown St. Louis Partnership and reported today by the Post-Dispatch, “those living [downtown] are younger, richer and better educated than the average St. Louisan.” Just one problem: the mail survey doesn’t include downtown’s largest population: the poor and the homeless. “Developers say the number of young adults [...]
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