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What's behind the larger Social Security checks?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 23, 2023
This month Social Security checks went up by an 8.7% cost of living increase. But what happens to social security in the future?
Marketplace Senior Economics Contributor Chris Farrell outlines the benefits of this month's boost to government retiree benefits.
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COVID-19

GoFundMe CEO calls platform a "complement," not substitute, for government programs

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Dec 15, 2020
From the coronavirus to racial justice, GoFundMe has seen an outpouring of support this year.
GoFundMe donations have an "emotional component," says CEO Tim Cadogan.
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Laid-off workers now worry about health care during health crisis

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 25, 2020
The majority of Americans get employer-sponsored health insurance so what happens when that goes away?
One employer said he "just wanted to make sure that everybody’s taken care of through this."
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Inpatient care could end at Nashville's safety net hospital

by Blake Farmer
Jan 3, 2018
Nashville Mayor Megan Berry has proposed ending the inpatient unit of Nashville General Hospital and rethinking the city's role in caring for the uninsured.
The daily census at Nashville General Hospital is down to fewer than 40 patients, making it one of the least busy hospitals in town. But advocates for the uninsured say that's still 40 patients who are getting care that might have trouble finding it elsewhere.
Blake Farmer/ for Marketplace.
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The Price of Profits

Senator Mark Warner says it's time for 'capitalism 2.0'

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 17, 2016
He says way work is structured today isn't working for most Americans.
He believes the way workers are classified and the nature of the relationships between employers and employees needs to change.
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Wage based on public assistance

by David Brancaccio
Apr 13, 2015
A report shows employers may be building their pay around taxpayer support
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Six Routes

Waiting for a big break in Germany's new economy

by Krissy Clark
Feb 27, 2015
How do you make it in Germany? One waitress shares her story.
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The best safety net? One man says, the smaller the better

by Krissy Clark
Aug 5, 2013
In our series of safety net confessionals, the story of a man who says hard work and sacrifice were the safest nets for him.
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Show Us Your Safety Net

Safety Net Confessionals: My get-out-of-jail-free card

by Krissy Clark
Jun 28, 2013
Listener Kurt Deutscher, a 49-year-old web developer who grew up in a low-income family in Portland, Oregon, discusses his economic safety net, which came in the form of a unique graduation gift.
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Show Us Your Safety Net

Meet the Bank of Frank, safety net provider to family, friends

by Krissy Clark
May 24, 2013
Government programs aren't the only safety nets that people fall back on. In the first of our "Safety Net Confessionals" we hear from Frank Paiano and one of the cousins he helped financially.
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