THEFEDERALIST (Christopher Jacobs) - How The AARP Profits From Seniors’ Economic Misery
Senior citizens don’t deserve to get kicked in the teeth by a percentage-based 'royalty fee' that quite literally adds insult to injury.
NYTIMES (Edgar Sandoval and Tierney L. Cross) - San Antonio Poverty Rate Remains High Despite Rapid Growth, Census Data Shows
The city’s rapid expansion brought new jobs and investment, but decades of low wages and limited access to education and housing have kept many residents from reaching the middle class.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - The 3 groups lagging most in America's post-COVID rebound
In a stunning warning for the rapidly-aging U.S., poverty rose for seniors in more than 800 counties over the past five years, according to new Census Bureau estimates. Why it matters: America's post-pandemic rebound didn't flatten inequality — it rearranged it. The winners clustered in educated metro areas and owned homes outright. The losers are increasingly older, renting, rural — or all three. - The latest Census data also suggest the next phase of U.S. politics will be shaped less by a single national economy than by who benefited from growth and where they live. By the numbers: The U.S. median household income rose to $80,734, the 2020–2024 American Community Survey released Thursday and examined by Axios showed. - That's a…