The American Poor (1)
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When we think of 'the poor' we probably all have pictures in our heads, pictures of squalor, roach infested cupboards, cramped, dank, dirty tenement houses, homes with a dozen people in a two bedroom hovel, ragged clothing, and starved children with hands like claws. Not necessarily so. In fact, highly unlikely if we're talking about most of America:Data from the most recent census, however, reveal that those who are officially classified as "poor" by the ...