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Nearly one quarter of US children in poverty:

A total of 16.3 million children live in poverty, and 45 percent of children in the US live in households whose incomes fall below 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Ref. Source 7

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Most Americans are one paycheck away from the street:

Approximately 62% of Americans have no emergency savings for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a $500 car repair, Ref. Source 3

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America's Poor Spend 60% Of Their Income On Food & Housing:

The bottom 10% of Americans, by income, devote 42% of their spending to housing and an additional 17% to food-nearly 60% of their total spending, according to the Consumer Expenditures Survey. By contrast, the wealthiest 10% of Americans dedicate only 31% of their spending to housing and 11% to food-closer to 40% of total spending... Ref. Source 6

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More children living in poverty now than during recession

A higher percentage of children live in poverty now than did during the Great Recession, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation released Tuesday. Ref. Source 1n

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No American child whose parents are also American should be in a situation of poverty while living in America.

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Nearly 14 million Americans live in neighborhoods of extreme poverty:

A report released earlier this month found that the number of Americans living in neighborhoods of extreme poverty, where more than 40 percent of the population is at or below the federal poverty line, has nearly doubled since 2000, rising from 7.2 million to 13.8 million. Ref. Source 6z

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The shocking reach of U.S. Child poverty:

Take a snapshot of the U.S. Today, and you'll find that 22 percent of all children live in families that are below the federal poverty level. But what happens when you look at how American children fare throughout their pre-adult lives? It's nearly twice as bad. Ref. Source 6w

US Poverty Politics Business Civil & History - Page 5

Now we look to house the refugees and our own are starving, what sense does that make?