"The percentage of Americans living in poverty is about to hit its highest level since the 1960s, according to a new survey by the Associated Press.The latest Census numbers won’t be released until the fall, but economists surveyed by the AP project that the poverty rate will climb from 2010’s 15.1% and reach a level as high as 15.7%. This will mean that more Americans are poorer than at any time since 1965."

— Associated Press

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