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Color Of Money

Nation’s racial disparities are steadily worsening

March 12, 2012

Because of this country’s racist past, the future for people of color, and the United States overall, doesn’t look too promising. That was the conclusion of a United for a Fair Economy report. Consider that in 1980, the U.S. population was 80 percent white.

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Seven things to know before tackling your 2011 tax return

February 20, 2012

Individuals and businesses spend more than 7 billion hours a year complying with federal tax-filing requirements, according to the Internal Revenue Service. To reduce the amount of time you spend, and maybe how much you owe, follow these seven tips…

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Ethnic experts say strengthen, don’t cut, Social Security

February 12, 2012

Politicians need to strengthen Social Security’s protections, especially for lower-income women, youth and ethnic elders and stop focusing on reducing Social Security’s already modest benefits to make up for projected shortfalls for the program decades from now…

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