But the truth is that poverty in the US is much more persistent than it is in other high-income countries. In fact, a poor ...

Home to less than 5% of the global population, while accounting for over 26% of gross domestic product globally the United ...

The survey— conducted by Hart Research Associates—revealed stark and sometimes unexpected results, and raised anew questions about poverty and inequality in one of the wealthiest countries in the ...

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Financial Inclusion in America Nearly one-fourth of U.S. adults can't pay their monthly bills, and have little or no access to a bank. Many more have no retirement savings.

he pledged to eliminate poverty in America. But more than five decades, several welfare programs, and $25 trillion later, the welfare system has largely failed the poor. Currently, the United ...

In Latin America and the Caribbean some 200 million people live in poverty, with 82 million in extreme poverty, points out a report from the UN Economic Commission for the region, ECLAC.