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Series: Are We Using A Poor Measure For Poverty?

Por: Forbes Business February 02, 2023

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The measure of poverty in the United States, a basic basket of essential food items, hasn't changed ... [+] in almost 60 years. getty One other stop we need to make before we delve into a look back at the look back on the War on Poverty and its housing elements at its 50th anniversary is a visit to the fundamental question about definition: what is poverty and how do we measure it. Almost nobody would say, today, that the measure of poverty... + full article



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