Wandering online, see a piece of article about the poor of the United States, picking down. There is no such situation in the richest country.
In the United States, the concept of poverty is "There is no minimum income to meet the basic life". All States have their own specific poverty requirements. For example, in Boston, the single-parent family has less than $ 14,000, and the dual-pro-family income is less than $ 22 million, and it is eligible to apply for housing subsidies. At the end of the 1950s, the United States had 39.5 million poor, accounting for 22.4% of the total population. In 1969, the proportion of the poor decreased to 12.1%, about 24.1 million. In 1983, the proportion of the poor rebared to 15.2%, about 35.3 million. In 2001, the proportion of the poor was as high as 11.7%, with a total of 34 million.
In America, definition for poverty is "unable to obtain a minimum income to satisfy basic life needs". Every state in America has its detail on defining poverty. For example in Boston, single parent family with less than 18 thousands dollars of income, double Parent Family with Less Than 22 Thousands Dollars of INCOME, HAVE THE
Ability to Apply for House
refund. In the 50s of the 20th century, America has 39,500,000 people living in poverty, accounting for 22.4 percent of the total population. In 1969, the ratio decreased to 12.1 percentage, at around 24,100,000 people. In 1983, this ratio increased to 15.2 Percent of Total Population, AT Around 35,300,000 People. In 2001, PoverTy Ration Was Still At The Height of 11.7 Percent of Total Population, About 34,000,000 people.
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I dont think the data collected by this post is accurate. Absoulutely, the author didnt give us the exact economic environment of those time when American probably was experiencing economic problems. However, i think the post reminds us of a problem, that is poverty exists Evewhere.
