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The data is in: Poverty is a political choice

Por: The Hill Business September 26, 2022

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Even as inflation remains high and COVID stubbornly persists, economic indicators show a potential for remarkable resiliency when the political will exists.  New data from the U.S. Census Bureau  that there were a whopping 45 million fewer Americans in poverty in 2021 than in 2020. In the midst of the worst global and national public health crisis of our time,  fell to its lowest measure on record.  fell by over half, driven primarily by... + full article



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