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    America's 'official' federal poverty measurement is pointless and unproductive

    Moyers & Company
    September 19, 2013 11:29AM ET
    Moyers & Company
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    Census data released this week show that after yet another year of anemic “recovery,” the number of Americans living in poverty last year remained stubbornly unchanged. But what is “poverty” as measured by the federal government? Experts argue…


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