Poverty and Inequality

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Poverty and Inequality

Today, the U.S. spends 16 times as much on welfare as it spent in the 1960s yet the federal poverty rate remains nearly unchanged.

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New Study Shows Minimum Wage Puts a Damper on Long-Run Earnings Rachel Greszler

Mar 21, 2018 3 min read

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Hunger Hysteria Robert Rector

Nov 22, 2007 4 min read

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'Poverty In America' Helle C. Dale

Aug 31, 2007 3 min read

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Poor Politics: Edwards's poverty

Aug 28, 2007 5 min read

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Bottom rung at risk James Sherk

Aug 14, 2006 3 min read

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