They need to vent somewhere and I just happen to be the poor (guy) behind the counter they vent to.

I realize they said we took advantage of all these poor people, pressed all these gifts on them, ... It's terrible, ain't it? We'll wait to see how that works out.

Hawaii is one of the very worst states in the treatment of working poor.

Even down 10, we had opportunities. Turnovers and poor execution on offense got us tonight.

We think such a discussion is overdue, in light of Sun's past five years of poor performance, and weak results in comparison to our peers.

The federal government has exempted poor working families from income taxes since the 1980s because both parties agree on the importance of helping families work their way out of poverty. Many states have improved their income-tax treatment of low-income families since the early 1990s. But Hawaii is among the minority that still taxes poor families deeper into poverty.