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Per the Urban Institute, a less right-wing source, the poverty rate was 13.7% in 2021. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/2021-poverty-projections https://www.urban.org/research/publication/2021-poverty-proj... So a minor investment in making people’s lives suck a little less has improved the rate by almost a third. I agree with the Cato Institute that we should invest more in the safety net.