OpEdNews - Quicklink: US Census Shows Half of All Americans Now Poor or Low-Income

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US Census Shows Half of All Americans Now Poor or Low-Income

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Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans -- nearly 1 in 2 -- have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.

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They Have Done It by Dennis Kaiser on Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:13:28 AM

I'm no fan of Tiny Tim... by M. Wizard on Sunday, Dec 18, 2011 at 3:26:50 PM

I don't doubt Heritage Foundation fellows are clueless about by Jill Herendeen on Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:00:09 PM

Merry Christmas America! by Michael Shaw on Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:08:42 PM