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Poverty rate up, household income down

US Census Bureau Reports that one in six Americans live in poverty After dipping to 11.3 percent in 2000, the U.S. poverty rate was 15.1 percent in 2010. The last time it reached that level was in 1993. Median household … Continue reading

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