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There are nearly 150 million poor and near-poor people in America who are not responsible for the damage done by the Great Recession. 150 million poor and near
by kiba 14y ago
There are nearly 150 million poor and near-poor people in America who are not responsible for the damage done by the Great Recession.
150 million poor and near-poor people, really? Nowhere in the article is the definition of "poor" mentioned.
- xxpor 14y agoThat's half of the country, so I guess their definition is if you make less than the median.
- kiba 14y agoAccording to wikipedia: According to the U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday September 13, 2011, the nation's poverty rate rose to 15.1% (46.2 million) in 2010,[2] Which mean the "near poor" people are lumped in with the poor population so that it become somehow, 150 million people, which is about half of the population of the US.