U.S. economy leaving record numbers in severe poverty
By Tony Pugh
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) 2-22-07
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/16760637.htm
WASHINGTON - The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation's "haves" and "have-nots" continues to widen.... The McClatchy analysis found that the number of severely poor Americans grew by 26 percent from 2000 to 2005....
Friday, February 23, 2007
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