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Crucially, they exceeded the gap left by missing wages. Poverty in the U.S. actually fell last year.
by dionidium 5y ago
Crucially, they exceeded the gap left by missing wages. Poverty in the U.S. actually fell last year.
- camel_Snake 5y agoNot sure which stat you are referring to, but if they are lumping child poverty in the general aggregate then a significant portion of that relief comes from the expanded Child Tax Credit. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/child-tax-credit-lifted-3-million-kids-from-poverty-in-july.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/child-tax-credit-lifted-3-mi...
- dionidium 5y agoI'm probably conflating the effects. Thanks for the correction.