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In our fifth "Abandoned in America" piece, this one by @publici's @lateshiabeachum, meet January Harris, who is employed full-time as a receptionist at a nonprofit. Harris struggles to pay her bills despite nine-hour work days and an hourly wage of $10.65. apps.publicintegrity.org/abandoned-in-a…
Harris and her daughter live in a two-bedroom townhouse in St. Louis County, courtesy of HUD’s housing choice voucher program, commonly known as Section 8, a subsidy system that permits a person to locate and live in privately owned and operated property.
Section 8 and public housing, another subsidy program, are targeted for cuts by President Donald Trump and Ben Carson as part of their crusade for the nation’s lowest-income Americans to become more self-sufficient.
For more stories about Americans left behind by their government, read our entire series here: apps.publicintegrity.org/abandoned-in-a…
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