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  • Understanding POVERTY in America

    01/31/2004 4:07:25 PM PST · by im4given · 6 replies · 243+ views
    the heritage foundation ^ | January 5, 2004 | Robert E. Rector and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D
    Executive Summary: Understanding Poverty in America by Robert E. Rector and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. Executive Summary #1713 January 5, 2004 | Full Text | | If poverty means lacking nutritious food, adequate warm housing, and clothing for a family, relatively few of the 35 million people identified as being "in poverty" by the Census Bureau could be characterized as poor. While material hardship does exist in the United States, it is quite restricted in scope and severity. The average "poor" person, as defined by the government, has a living standard far higher than the public imagines. The following are...
  • Povery in America

    01/31/2004 12:14:24 PM PST · by im4given · 16 replies · 287+ views
    the heritage foundation ^ | 1/5/2004 | robert rector, kirk johnson
    If poverty means lacking nutritious food, adequate warm housing, and clothing for a family, relatively few of the 35 million people identified as being "in poverty" by the Census Bureau could be characterized as poor. While material hardship does exist in the United States, it is quite restricted in scope and severity. The average "poor" person, as defined by the government, has a living standard far higher than the public imagines. The following are facts about persons defined as "poor" by the Census Bureau, taken from various government reports: Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes....