Poverty comes to the suburbs…
…and soars overall. Here’s a sobering piece from Bob Herbert, the NY Times columnist, describing how 5.2 million Americans have joined the ranks of the poor (200% or less of the poverty line) in the last 8 years. Half of these newly poor are in the suburbs, not — as might be supposed — the inner cities or struggling rural areas. Altogether, more than 90 million Americans live in poverty now — a third of the country’s population. Wow.
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