Tag: vulnerable households
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Easy answer: most households have little savings, and many jobs provide little flexibility. A reporter called recently to ask why Americans are using Twitter to plead for financial assistance during the coronavirus. The answer is that the coronavirus is shining a spotlight on the vulnerability of a wide swath of American households. Start with financia…