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The American Poverty Paradox

"The Obama administration has been tardy to tackle economic misery, but looks set to lose to a GOP that would do even less." Who will tackle America's poverty problem?

“According to the US Census Bureau report released this week, the number of Americans living in poverty has jumped to 43.6 million, or one in seven Americans. It is the highest single-year increase since the government began tracking poverty levels in 1959, five years before President Lyndon Johnson launched his war on poverty; and the indications are that the trend is continuing this year. Yet, there is no talk of an all-out war or even a euphemistic Operation New Dawn to tackle the most pressing issue for ordinary Americans—their economic security.”


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