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Re:A new way to measure poverty shows the US falling behind ... by makapuf on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @02:06PM (#47604359)
The curious data point is that on this graph poverty seems to have strongly reduced during covid. Less poor.
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Re:A new way to measure poverty shows the US falling behind ... by milesskorpen on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @02:11PM (#47604439)
Huge amounts of cash were given to many Americans during Covid.
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Re:A new way to measure poverty shows the US falling behind ... by jeffbee on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @02:08PM (#47604393)
Why does this surprise you? There were large, direct transfers to initially children, then everyone. This was the largest and most effective American anti-poverty program of all time.
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