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US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans

  • Written by Sophie Mitra, Professor of Economics, Fordham University
Unemployment and a loss of health insurance are two problems not necessarily captured in official poverty measures.tuaindeed/Shutterstock.com

Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?

Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important to understanding and monitoring how the country’s economy is doing. It also informs the...

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