Reading Group: Why the Poor Pay More
Posted by on May 13, 2005
Young Involved Philadelphia Reading Group Discusses
Brookings Study on Why the Poor Pay More
Wednesday, May 25th, 6:00 – 7:45 p.m.
Philadelphia City Institute Free Library
19th and Locust Streets (west side of Rittenhouse Square)
This month, Philadelphia and Its Future ? YIP?s new reading group ? will examine a groundbreaking Brookings Institution report that documents how Philadelphia’s poor pay higher prices for necessities, reveals what causes these costs, and recommends a number of simple policy approaches to make the market work better for low-income families. Find ?The Price Is Wrong: Getting the Market Right for Working Families in Philadelphia? online at:
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20050404_priceiswrong.htm.
If you?re interested in attending, please RSVP to Matt Rader at mattprader@hotmail.com.
For more information on the YIP reading group, contact Matt Rader at mattprader@hotmail.com or Rachel Stein at rachel.stein@att.net.
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