Non-cash benefits bring many Americans above the poverty line — and our poverty statistics should reflect that.
The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...
SSI reform is far more cost-effective than fighting poverty through Social Security.
(NewsNation) — A viral claim that $140,000 is the “real poverty line” has reignited debate over how poverty is defined and what it means to be middle class in 2025. Investor Michael Green recently ...
New Jersey’s Hispanic residents were more likely to live below the poverty line than other groups, according to the latest Census figures. Recently released Census data for 2024 shows that about 16% ...
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal officials have released a new report on national poverty statistics which shows how many people are living in or near poverty in Kansas. The U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) recently ...
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from ...
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