In today’s rundown: Why a federal debt deal may be unfair to women. And the gulf between rich and poor in DC.
— Women — particularly seniors and and struggling mothers — may bear the brunt of the pain when it comes to the federal debt ceiling talks, says Michelle Singletary in The Washington Post. “Putting everything on the table, including reductions in social safety net programs, will disproportionately hurt women already struggling to make ends meet,” she writes.
— DCentric.com recaps yesterday’s discussion on The Kojo Nnamdi Show about the wide gulf between rich and poor in the District, where one in five residents live at or below the poverty lone.
