Poverty and Inequality

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Poverty and Inequality

Today, the U.S. spends 16 times as much on welfare as it spent in the 1960s yet the federal poverty rate remains nearly unchanged.

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A New American Poverty Christopher Rufo

Nov 9, 2020 3 min read

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Census Bureau Shows Income Gains in 2007, but Poverty Remains Flat Rea S. Hederman, Jr.

Aug 27, 2008 4 min read

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Poor poverty yardsticks Rea S. Hederman, Jr.

Sep 8, 2006 2 min read