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Let’s Get Serious About Poverty
What to Do About the New Census Data
Melissa Boteach and Joy Moses discuss the new poverty data, what we can do to reduce rising poverty, and why it's important to focus on poverty amid other problems.
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What does the new data show about poverty in the United States? What can we do to reduce poverty? Why should we focus on cutting poverty amid other domestic priorities?
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For more information, see:
- We Need to Do More to Combat Poverty by Melissa Boteach
- Stretching the Safety Net by Joy Moses
- Penny Wise, Pound Foolish by Harry Holzer
- Child Poverty by the Numbers
- Slideshow: Progressive Poverty Policies by Folayemi Agbede and Joy Moses
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Authors
Melissa Boteach
Senior Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program
Joy Moses
Senior Policy Analyst