Friday, November 25, 2011
Susie Madrak, Crooks and Liars
Submitted by: T.Hawkins
Susie Madrak, Crooks and Liars
Submitted by: T.Hawkins
One in Three Americans Living On Edge Of Poverty
According to the Census Bureau's new measure of poverty, 100 million people — one in three Americans — live in poverty or are in danger of falling below the poverty line.
[Crooks and Liars] When the Census Bureau this month released a new measure of poverty, meant to better count disposable income, it began altering the portrait of national need. Perhaps the most startling differences between the old measure and the new involves data the government has not yet published - showing 51 million people with incomes less than 50 percent above the poverty line. That number of Americans is 76 percent higher than the official account, published in September.
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Posted by Editor on 11/25/11 at 05:11 AM •
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