49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates
Clip: 11/7/2011 | 9m 11s
49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates
The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins and the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Heidi Harrmann.
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49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates
Clip: 11/7/2011 | 9m 11s
The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins and the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Heidi Harrmann.
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