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Sharpton accused Wall Street of benefiting from government tax cuts at the expense of Medicaid, food assistance and other federal programs that provide a safety net for the needy.
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John Bacon, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The hotel upholds Geneva’s high level of care for sustainability by eliminating single-use plastic, getting 100 percent of its thermal energy from Lake Geneva, and donating its soaps to be recycled and distributed to the needy and unhoused.
—Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
Hanna was the one with endless energy who wanted to be a chef and open a restaurant to feed the needy for free.
—Andrew Demillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
However, if people come to believe or experience that America is taking care of the needy, poor, disabled and elderly while simultaneously providing tax cuts, Trump’s bill could be viewed by more Americans—even the worried Republicans—in a positive light.
—Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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John Bacon, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The hotel upholds Geneva’s high level of care for sustainability by eliminating single-use plastic, getting 100 percent of its thermal energy from Lake Geneva, and donating its soaps to be recycled and distributed to the needy and unhoused.
—Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
Hanna was the one with endless energy who wanted to be a chef and open a restaurant to feed the needy for free.
—Andrew Demillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
However, if people come to believe or experience that America is taking care of the needy, poor, disabled and elderly while simultaneously providing tax cuts, Trump’s bill could be viewed by more Americans—even the worried Republicans—in a positive light.
—Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“The needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20needy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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