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At a news conference on Tuesday, Calderon appeared with members of utility worker unions, saying the credits were shifting billions of dollars in costs to people who did not own the panels, which was especially hurting the poor.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Francis believed taxation was a moral imperative and called for a fairer tax system to benefit everyone, especially the poor.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Looking out for society’s most vulnerable was a theme of Francis’ papacy, informed by his Latin American roots and expressed through his choice of a namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, who dedicated his life to the poor and also the environment.
—Sammy Roth, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Francis wanted his burial ritual simplified, with less opulence, in keeping with his view that the church should serve the poor.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Francis believed taxation was a moral imperative and called for a fairer tax system to benefit everyone, especially the poor.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Looking out for society’s most vulnerable was a theme of Francis’ papacy, informed by his Latin American roots and expressed through his choice of a namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, who dedicated his life to the poor and also the environment.
—Sammy Roth, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Francis wanted his burial ritual simplified, with less opulence, in keeping with his view that the church should serve the poor.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the poor
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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