More Americans in poverty

from the front page of the Boston Globe, Thursday, January 6, 2010 - Epiphany

New formula finds more Americans in poverty

Health costs push tally to 47 million

WASHINGTON — The number of poor people in the United States in 2009 was millions higher than previously known, with 1 in 6 Americans — many of them 65 and older — struggling in poverty due to rising medical care and other costs, according to preliminary census figures released yesterday.

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