U.S. poverty line seen as poor indicator

Courtesy Marketplace  Mon, 08/25/2008 - 13:37

The Census Bureau on Tuesday will release its updated figures on how many Americans are living in poverty.

But there's actually a big debate about what the federal poverty line really measures. Steve Henn reports.


 

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