We exaggerate the degree to which it is the poor rather than the rich who get away with manipulations. As of 2019, the place in America with the most tax audits was not a haven of billionaires but a county with a majority Black population and a median household income then of roughly $26,000.
“Nationwide, some 1.5 million children have lost food stamps under Trump’s crackdown over the last year, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/o...
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Opinion | Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper (Gift Article)
Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.