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Released: 13-Sep-2016 11:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: New Poverty Numbers Don't Give True Picture of American Poor
Washington University in St. Louis

On Sept. 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released its new poverty numbers for 2015.  That rate fell to 13.5 percent from 14.8 percent the year before.The problem with these estimates is that they only provide a snapshot of who is poor in any single year, says an expert on poverty and inequality at Washington University in St.



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