Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, the word "poor" was never uttered, and the only time poverty came up was when former Sen.
Raising taxes to a level that would make them comfortable in poverty would decrease the the supply of jobs in the private sector and only prolong their time in poverty.
That is creating jobs like never before, and at the same time reducing poverty and inequality.
And at a time when poverty threatens to overtake hundreds of millions of people, especially in the least developed world, we need the promise of prosperity.
On the domestic front, China's rural poor population has declined for the first time since the poverty line was raised in 2011, although poverty alleviation work remains arduous, Xinhua news agency reports.
For a long time. sports franchise owners have been mocked by the press for pleading poverty every time a collective bargaining agreement with their players comes up.
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Those laws were brought in at around and about the time that the absolute poverty which caused it was disappearing anyway.
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At the same time California's poverty rate has grown at a more rapid pace than the national average, with a huge spike since 2006.
We will say "no" to kids going to bed hungry, "no" to kids who don't have the clothes to keep them warm, and "no" for any American working full time and living in poverty.
The Census Bureau reports more Americans in poverty today than at any time in the more than 50 years that Census has been tracking poverty, at almost 50 million, and again that is mostly women, and their children.
The total number of Americans in poverty is higher than at any time in the over 50 years that the Census Bureau has been tallying poverty.
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But despite their rhetoric politicians do not spend much time worrying about those in poverty.
Thus one really cannot use the poverty rate over time as an interesting measure of anything at all.
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Then as now, past changes to surveys were heatedly debated, both technically and politically, without precluding comparison of poverty data over time.
The Morris character can't fathom how Dutch, son of an alcoholic skip-town father, is able to transcend his poverty and limitations time and again.
As India becomes an increasingly influential global power, we can partner to meet other transnational challenges: developing clean energy partnerships, confronting climate change, stopping infectious disease, reducing hunger and working to end extreme poverty in our time.
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In addition, last September the Census Bureau reported more Americans in poverty, over 46 million, than at any time in the more than 50 years that Census has been tracking poverty.
So our definition of poverty does change over time, as more things become generally available.
Older households have seen poverty rates decline over time, and are now at a record low of 11%.
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No one in America should work full-time and raise their children in poverty.
Noting the 12% poverty rate at the time he said that he would expand Medicaid, increase the EITC and issue many more Section 8 housing vouchers.
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Major League Baseball owners are notorious for crying poverty when it comes time to renegotiate with the players union or to pony up for a new ballpark.
The fruits of better organization, knowledge and technology would, over time, eliminate the chief cause of poverty.
Innovation by business alone will not be enough to tackle the overwhelming problems of our time, from climate change to global poverty.
And anti-poverty campaigners say the government's approach is wrong, as many families living in poverty have someone working full time on low wages.
At the meeting, member countries will also for the first time be required to submit data on poverty and land cover in areas impacted by desertification.
At a time when the world is ensconced in poverty and war, however, it has shown that it has little staying power with regard to climate change.
Now more than ever is the time for employers to put an end to poverty pay.
The total number of Americans in poverty is higher than at any time in the over 50 years that the Census Bureau has been tallying it.
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