The strain of poverty may mean people are more likely to make bad decisions that exacerbate their financial problems. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images From The Guardian: Poor people spend so much mental energy on the immediate problems of paying bills and cutting costs that they are left with less capacity…
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From ImmigrationProf Blog: A new U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday revealed that the number of Americans in poverty hit a record 49 million in 2010, or 16 percent. The new data showed poverty rates for the elderly, Asians and Hispanics higher than previously known. The figures were calculated by…
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From the AP: About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That’s up from 43.6 million, or 14.3 percent, in 2009. It was the highest level since 1983. The number of people lacking health insurance increased to 49.9 million, a new high after revisions were made…
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