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Illegal Immigration and Poverty in America 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. It is difficult to discover anything but estimates on the number of non-citizens living in the United States. Some of these are legal residents. Others have overstayed visas or just crossed the border without documentation. In its annual report, the Census Bureau attempts to estimate this data and the number of non-citizens living in poverty. These are estimates and could be off by hundreds of … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Immigration, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Hispanic Poverty in America 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. Being Hispanic is not a race thing. It’s an identity thing. Hispanics can be members of any race or any combination of races. The actions of a few Hispanics are unfairly used to tar them all. Of 305.7 million Americans used as the baseline in the poverty … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Black Poverty in America – 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. For the 2002 report, the category the Census Bureau called “Black” was changed to read “Black alone” and a new category was added called “Black alone or in combination”. For this piece, the data was drawn from the first two categories. Black poverty in America is tied … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2010 – the Big Picture
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. The press is making much of the actual numbers of Americans in poverty. Remember, however, that with a growing population, the numbers will increase even if the rate stays the same. Every person living in poverty matters, but it is the increase or decrease in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – the Quick Take
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. Quick takes on the Census report. Income equality between women and men is unchanged from 2009, at 77%. Record was set under George Bush in 2008, 77.1%. Median income for single mom households fell 3.3%. Median income for blacks fell 3.2%. Median income in a home with … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – black poverty issues
The Census Bureau’s report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 contains information on the poverty rates and total persons in poverty for several races. The races are self-defined by the individuals surveyed, and by the Census Bureau in standard terms that may not be helpful in studying this topic. Hispanics are listed as “of any race”. Blacks have been categorized in two differing ways, Black Alone and Black Alone or … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Poverty in America – 2008 overview
The series on the 2009 report begins with Poverty in America 2009 – OverviewThe series on the 2010 report begins with Poverty in America – the Quick Take. The Census Bureau has released its report titled: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008. The release of the report was delayed by about a month by the administration. Highlights The official poverty rate in 2008 was 13.2 percent, up from 12.5 percent in 2007. This … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Poverty in America 2007 – Elderly
Remember how old people used to get by on cans of cat food? Well, at least under George Bush, things are better than that. The poverty rate for people over 65 was at a record low in 2006, 9.4%, and is at its second lowest for 2007, 9.7%. Looking at the graph, do you suppose that the crisis with the elderly may have been exaggerated? It appears that, in the post-industrial economy, the poverty rate for … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Poverty in America 2007 – Women
American women reached record wage parity with men in 2007. Women earned 77.8 cents for every dollar earned by men. Click on graph for larger image. Bill Clinton averaged a parity of 72.6% for his first seven years. George Bush has averaged 76.7%. Of Bush’s seven years in office, four set new, all-time highs for wage parity between the sexes. Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Poverty in America 2008Poverty in America 2007Poverty in … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
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