An out-of-work federal contractor w/ 2 master’s degrees is applying for food stamps for the 1st time. Others are selling their homes or taking out loans. A single mother said that now that she has no income, she’s gathering jewelry to sell at a pawnshop. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-funding-cuts-usaid-nih-north-carolina-invs/index.html?Date=20250303&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1741001460&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR09bsAqNgtLB1qfqIoW_i341D7Gia4b3dyP2QDEX8WTylqCXYpNcyB8oPg_aem_rcbDsh1E9tcjx7PujhaEWw