U.S. Poverty: Census Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Are Poor Or Low-Income
From The Coming Depression
January 22, 2013 - 10:55am
Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly 1 in 2 – have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that’s shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government’s safety net frays. The new numbers [...]
January 22, 2013 - 10:55am
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