Sam Kearse, a 70-year-old Black retiree in Hartford, Conn., is a former entrepreneur who has been on disability since an accident 15 years ago. He receives about $2,000 a month in disability benefits. He uses it to pay for food, rent, and auto insurance on a 16-year-old car and utilities. “I’m struggling,” Kearse said. Kearse…
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