Douglas J. Besharov recently wrote about measuring poverty in America. I include an excerpt:
Each year, the Census Bureau reports on the nation’s poverty rate, based on the number of people with incomes below the official poverty line, adjusted annually for inflation. In 2005, the poverty line, which varies by family size, was $15,577 for a […]
Often times in this field, we hear ignorant comments about poor people. I stopped counting how many times someone has told me that the poor or homeless should just get jobs.
It comes from the myth of meritocracy–the false belief that rich people have earned their wealth via work and production and that poor people have […]
George E Curry recently wrote an article about hunger in America. I include an excerpt:
Hunger in America is real. And, everyone asking for help on the street is not interested in conning the public or is headed to the nearest liquor store when someone gives them spare change.
Those of us who live in the most […]