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Ask the Expert: Fixing the Federal Poverty Measure
Melissa Boteach on the New Alternative Federal Poverty Measure
Melissa Boteach discusses what the federal poverty measure is, why it needs fixing, and the Obama administration's announcement of a new supplemental measure.
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What is the federal poverty measure? What’s wrong with how we measure poverty? How can we fix it?
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Melissa Boteach
Senior Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program