Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population.

也许这曾经是对的，但是今天美国老年群体的贫困率比其他人群要低。

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For example, in the first phase of economic development, the provision of more jobs (through economic deregulation) was enough to lower poverty significantly.

例如，在经济增长的第一个阶段，提供更多的工作(通过放松管制)可以显著缓解贫穷。

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In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four.

事实上，20世纪70年代的实际福利水平比20世纪40年代的要低，而且在大多数州，四口之家的最高福利都低于贫困线。

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It did not stem overpopulation, cut poverty, lower the divorce rate or put an end to unwanted pregnancies.

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It will also be to meet Labour's commitment to lower child poverty.

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Countries with much lower rates of poverty and segregation have better education results regardless of their education systems.

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But the town also has higher poverty and lower incomes than its neighbours.

ECONOMIST: Urban development