Sentence examples for down the poor from inspiring English sources

But, historically, hi-tech seems to let down the poor.

The text within bemoans the many ways, overt and covert, in which elites protect their interests and hold down the poor.

William of Malmesbury in describing Ranulf's financial efforts said that he "skinned the rich, ground the down the poor, and swept other men's inheritances into his net".

The unfortunate thing about it is not just that it's a misreading of history and a distortion of the actual role that these slaveholders and wealthy people played in putting down the poor and so on.

We knew that, deep down, the poor sod had stopped caring about clothing after realizing that the woman he had spent the last 40 years trying to impress might not be around to be impressed any more.

We knew that, deep down, the poor sod had stopped caring about clothing after realising that the woman he had spent the last 40 years trying to impress might not be around to be impressed any more.

We are letting down the poorest if we don't.

"I'm fed up with state schools in disadvantaged areas letting down the poorest pupils," he said.

There have been wins, of course: child and pensioner poverty are down, the poorest children are doing better in school, and there have been gains in tackling deprivation.

The only way to keep insurance premiums down for the poor, and therefore keep the subsidies down, is to make the coverage less generous.

Lastly, even if you subscribe to some version of the trickle-down theory where overall prosperity of the economy will eventually trickle down to the poor, corruption seems to affect the poor adversely.