Poverty in the U.S. is a choice directly reflecting federal, state, and local policies. The expansion of safety net programs in response to the pandemic-driven recession reduced poverty rates nationally in 2021 to below pre-pandemic levels. However, because policymakers ended many of these programs—including expanded unemployment insurance, the expanded Child Tax Credit, and economic impact/stimulus…
Poverty in the U.S. is a choice directly reflecting federal, state, and local policies. The expansion of safety net programs in response to the pandemic-driven recession reduced poverty rates nationally in 2021 to below pre-pandemic levels. However, because policymakers ended many of these programs—including expanded unemployment insurance, the expanded Child Tax Credit, and economic impact/stimulus payments—poverty rates rose from 7.8% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022. Child poverty, which had fallen to record lows in 2021, increased from 5.2% to 12.4% in 2022.
Who would have thought that the greatest weapon in the war on poverty would be… money… I wonder… chokes on dollar bill Nope, doesn’t work for the war on hunger. How will we ever win these endless wars???
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Who would have thought that the greatest weapon in the war on poverty would be… money… I wonder… chokes on dollar bill Nope, doesn’t work for the war on hunger. How will we ever win these endless wars???