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Originally Posted by Mack184
I have no idea what the real stats are as far as the "poverty" level in America. However, there has been a lot of jockeying and massaging of the goal posts for what now constitutes "poverty" in America, so there may be a possibility that "on paper" the poster might be right.
However, many people who are labeled as being in "poverty" in the USA live like kings compared to those in poverty in many other places in the world.
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According to Wikipedia:
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In November 2012 the U.S. Census Bureau said more than 16% of the population lived in poverty in the United States, including almost 20% of American children
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16% is a far cry from half.
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