Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent of American’s lived below the poverty line. In 1973, that number was also 11 ...
New Congressional Budget Office figures last week indicate that the reconciliation bill passed by the House and under review in the Senate would reduce annual income among the poorest households by $1 ...
An ad hoc committee will analyze the evidence on key determinants of entrenched poverty and the effectiveness of programs designed to address those determinants to identify policies and programs with ...
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To Reduce Poverty, Expand the Welfare State
Some people think poverty is what results when employers exploit workers on the bottom of the labor market. Other people think poverty is what results when individuals behave in dysfunctional ways.
As foundations move away from supporting projects related to the federal welfare system, some grant makers have begun financing several new programs aimed at decreasing poverty. The Annie E. Casey ...
Mr. Kennedy is the secretary of health and human services. Dr. Oz is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Ms. Rollins is the secretary of agriculture. Mr. Turner is the ...
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