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Food Stamps Online: The $75B Grocery Game-Changer?

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Low-income consumers are far more likely to find it difficult to secure mainstream credit sources and are thus much more likely to make use of high-cost alternative credit sources when financial emergencies hit, often in the form of a payday, title, tax refund anticipation or installment loan. And that’s just accessing money itself.

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Voters Want Big Tech Regulation On The Hill, Says Study

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This past week, in a survey conducted by Morning Consult and Politico via a national tracking poll, questions posed to more than 1,990 registered voters found that 52 percent said regulation of larger tech firms should be either a “top priority” or an “important, but lower priority” on the Hill. Taxes And Other Matters.

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Supreme Court ruled in May that states may legalize sports betting — it was already allowed in Nevada — four other states have approved such wagering: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey and West Virginia. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. Since the U.S.