An estimated 43.1 million Americans live in poverty. While the government strives to have
resources for citizens troubled by poverty, many Americans feel there is not enough being …

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They include the notion that poverty affects a relatively small number of Americans, that the
poor are impoverished for years at a time, that most of those in poverty live in inner cities …

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Abstract In 2004, 36.6 million people—or 12.6 percent of the US population—were poor. The
“poverty gap”—the amount of additional income required to remove all Americans from …

" This volume is an excellent overview of the dimensions and sources of American poverty.
John Iceland combines statistical data, theoretical arguments, and historical information in a …

Executive Summary Poverty in the United States is a moral and social wound in the soul of
our country. It is an ongoing disaster that threatens the health and well-being of our nation …

The US Census Bureau has announced that the poverty rate jumped to 15.1 percent in
2010, up from 14.3 percent in 2009 and 13.2 percent in 2008. This 18-year high still …

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This report summarizes some of the testimony presented during Congressional hearings in
October 1983 to examine the reasons for increased poverty in this country since 1979 …