All Posts Tagged With: "poverty rate"
Poverty Rate Increases in Texas
Governor Rick Perry likes to boast about how good the economy is in Texas. But recent polls show that one in every five Texans is living under the poverty line. While it is true that the state is responsible for 40 percent of the jobs added in the United States over the past two years [...]
US Poverty Rate Increases as Household Income Decreases
According to the Census Bureau, at least 46.2 million Americans or 15.1 percent lived in poverty in 2010. This is the highest poverty rate since 1993. The average household income also decreased during the same period and the number of people without health insurance coverage increased. These are the results of the recent recession. In [...]
