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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Poor poverty yardsticks Rea S. Hederman, Jr.

Sep 8, 2006 2 min read

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A poor way to measure poverty Rea S. Hederman, Jr.

Aug 31, 2006 2 min read

Commentary

How Not to Be Poor Robert Rector

Oct 13, 2005 7 min read

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The Data on Poverty and Health Insurance You're Not Reading Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.

Aug 27, 2004 5 min read