Poverty Measure

Who Are the "Lesser People"? What the Fiscal Commission Needs to Hear About Poverty

Stacy Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stacy Sanders

There are far more Americans who are less well-off than we acknowledge. The federal poverty level, the benchmark by which we establish the country's poverty rates, is woefully outdated.

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Revising the Poverty Measure and a Better Way to Count the Poor

Reid Cramer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reid Cramer

For most policymakers, it is never a good time to talk about poverty. When times are flush, their constituents are doing well. When recession hits, ev...

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Criticisms of an Improved Poverty Measure Go from Spin to Soap

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Low-Income, Heritage Foundation, President Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Robert Samuelson, National Bureau of Economic Research, Obama Administration, Washington Post, Glenn Beck, Poverty, Poverty Measure, Supplemental Poverty Measure, Politics News
Michael Laracy

My colleague Jodie Levin-Epstein, deputy director at the Center for Law and Social Policy, penned the following piece. -- Mike You don't need to be a...

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Robert Samuelson's Misguided Portrayal of the New Poverty Measure

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Low-Income, Senator Moynihan, Taxes, Michael Bloomberg, Media, Robert Samuelson, Obama Administration, Federal Budget, Media News, Census Bureau, Poverty Measure, Poverty, Politics News
Michael Laracy

Last week Robert J. Samuelson wrote an ill-conceived column in The Washington Post, which among other things said the Obama administration's developme...

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The Poor Feel Poorly

James S. Marks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Education, Poverty Measure, Poverty, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Food Stamps, Health, Poverty Alleviation, National Governors Association, Lyndon Johnson, Council of Chief State School Officers, Medicaid, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
James S. Marks

In the long run, each life that is diminished by poor education, and diminished goals and achievements drains growth, innovation and health at the expense of our nation's future.

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Counting What Counts: Accurate Data Leads to Effective Policy

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Child Indicators, Census, Children, State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009, Politics, Congress, Child Poverty, Political News, National Academy of Sciences, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, Policy, Poverty Measure, Poverty, Data, Kids Count, Politics News
Michael Laracy

It's time to update the poverty measure. The current U.S. poverty measure is a 1960s creation -- needless to say a lot has changed since then.

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