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Basic Black: The "Fiscal Cliff" and Your Wallet
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Business | Politics
Originally broadcast December 7, 2012.
If no measures are taken, in less than a month the United States will "fall off the fiscal cliff." Among other things, this means that the Bush tax cuts and the payroll tax cut will expire, extended unemployment benefits will end, and Medicare would lose nearly $11 billion from its budget. Many experts believe that going over the cliff would lead to another recession. What does this mean for people of color? The middle class? The poor?
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Basic Black: The "Fiscal Cliff" and Your Wallet
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Business | Politics
Originally broadcast December 7, 2012.
If no measures are taken, in less than a month the United States will "fall off the fiscal cliff." Among other things, this means that the Bush tax cuts and the payroll tax cut will expire, extended unemployment benefits will end, and Medicare would lose nearly $11 billion from its budget. Many experts believe that going over the cliff would lead to another recession. What does this mean for people of color? The middle class? The poor?
more
Basic Black: It Takes A Village - Caring For Our Elders
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Health | Politics
November 15, 2013Baby boomers are get older, which means an increasing strain on the system of services for the elderly. But for communities of color, these problems are compounded by immense disparities in health care, economic resources, and cultural differences in caring for our elders. This week, Basic Black discusses how these differences impact our most vulnerable population.
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Basic Black: It Takes A Village - Caring For Our Elders
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Health | Politics
November 15, 2013Baby boomers are get older, which means an increasing strain on the system of services for the elderly. But for communities of color, these problems are compounded by immense disparities in health care, economic resources, and cultural differences in caring for our elders. This week, Basic Black discusses how these differences impact our most vulnerable population.
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