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Why Poverty Figures Can Be Misleading

By Filings on Mon, 12/14/15
Society & Culture
Economics
Poverty
Social Ethics
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“[W]hen we hear reports that between 14 and 16 percent of Americans are living in poverty, few people bother to ask, “Are they talking about consumption or income?”

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