Progress On Poverty In The US

Is America making progress against poverty? The short answer is, “No.” The slightly longer answer is, “Yes, sort of.” In Continue reading →

Minimum Versus Living Wage

It is easy to assume that the minimum wage would also be the limit defining a bare-subsistence living wage. A Continue reading →

Student Poverty Increases

Since the Great Recession, student poverty has increased. “Between 2006 and 2013, the number of students in high-poverty school districts Continue reading →

The Poorest Poor Get Little Help

Jobs are seen as the ladder out of poverty, so much of poverty assistance focuses on jobs – which works Continue reading →

US Child Poverty Increases

The economy has recovered impressively from the depths of The Great Recession, but the recovery is uneven. One measure of Continue reading →

Fewer Poor People

Defining poverty isn’t easy, but by at least one measure there has been a dramatic improvement. The share of the Continue reading →

Americans Are Rich Relatively

America has poverty issues. So does the world. US median income is down to $51,939 (2013) from $55,562 (2001), but Continue reading →

Give The Poor Money

The poor don’t have enough money. That’s by simple definition. The complicated debate, or at least the debate that is Continue reading →