New poverty calculus: Cause for alarm or political deception? – Christian Science Monitor
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New poverty calculus: Cause for alarm or political deception?
Christian Science Monitor When the Census Bureau started counting food stamps and tax breaks as income, the poverty rate went up, not down. Some say the new poverty rate is a nuanced picture. Critics say its a ruse. By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer / November 7, 2011 The Census … New Census data raise number of poor to 49 million US poverty at new high: 16 percent, or 49.1M New data show grim picture of poverty |
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