The Numbers Don’t Lie-37 Million Still Living in Poverty
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
By John Bouman, President
On Tuesday, Aug. 26 the U.S. Census Bureau released data about income levels, poverty rates, and health insurance from 2007. At first glance, the data look like good news. The nation’s poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent, not statistically different from the 12.3 percent in 2006. Median household income increased. The number of people without health insurance decreased. However, digging deeper into the data shows we have work to do. (more…)
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