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September 10, 2009

Poverty at 11-Year High--And Still Rising

40 Million Americans Live Below the Poverty Line, Many of them in Working Familes

CBSNews.com

Two families, two examples of the newest members of America's poor, who number 2.5 million more than in 2007. That means one out of every seven Americans is struggling. The hardest hit, married couples with families - half a million half a million households plunged into poverty.

"More and more families simply don't have enough income from work," said Nancy Cauthen, director of the Economic Opportunities Program at the non-profit Demos. "They're working but their incomes aren't keeping up with the rising cost of things."

 

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