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The poverty debate and better living through wonkery


The poverty debate and better living through wonkery

A significant and growing portion of the population lives in poverty. In 2007, the rate was 12.5 percent. By 2010, it was 15.1 percent. The share of Americans in extreme poverty — with an income less than half the poverty line — is the highest in the ...






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