Census Data: 1 In 2 People Poor Or Low-Income

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Census data show that one out of every two people are either poor or scrape by on a low income, the AP reports. A national conversation recently has focused on the nation’s growing income inequality, and Occupy Wall Street’s mantra labels the rich the 1 percent and the rest of the population the 99 percent.

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: