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babylonsister

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 07:26 AM Jul 2021

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur Record Drop In Poverty

Thank the Dems!

https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/29/pandemic-aid-programs-spur-record-drop-in-poverty/

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur Record Drop In Poverty
July 29, 2021 at 6:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard


New York Times: “The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from pre-pandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a vast but temporary expansion of the safety net.”

“The number of poor Americans is expected to fall by nearly 20 million from 2018 levels, a decline of almost 45 percent. The country has never cut poverty so much in such a short period of time.”
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