Sunday, January 9, 2011
Census Bureau revised figures shows 47.8 million people living in poverty
The number of poor people in the United States is millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other costs, according to preliminary census figures released Wednesday. Under a new revised formula, overall poverty in 2009 stood at 15.7 percent, or 47.8 million people....
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