Useful info Nov 23, 2015 20:19:39 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by ck4829 on Nov 23, 2015 20:19:39 GMT "There are no secret economies that nourish the poor; on the contrary, there are a host of special costs."-Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and DimedAs a Hiring Filter, Credit Checks Draw Questionswww.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/business/10credit.htmlBan the Boxbantheboxcampaign.org/Discredited: How Employment Credit Checks Keep Qualified Workers out of a Job.www.demos.org/discredited-how-employment-credit-checks-keep-qualified-workers-out-jobDiscrimination against the unemployedwww.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/15/companies-wont-even-look-at-resumes-of-the-long-term-unemployed/Feminization of povertyen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminization_of_povertyMedical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcieswww.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/05/bankruptcy.medical.bills/index.html?_s=PM:HEALTHReturn of debtors prisons?www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/return-debtors-prison/National Employment Law Projectwww.nelp.org/Social Exclusionen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_exclusionThe Hidden Costs of Povertywww.attn.com/stories/1372/true-costs-of-povertyThe vicious circle of inequality and social mobilitywww.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2015/05/29/economic-despair-the-vicious-circle-of-inequality-and-social-mobility/---Things we can do---Job ad flaggingburnoatus.freeforums.net/thread/15/thing-job-ad-flagging