Depression update - Poverty at 14.3%

 U.S. Census Bureau reported the highest it has been in 15 years:

NPR: This morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on income,

poverty and health insurance in the U.S. The poverty rate in 2009 rose by 1.1 percent, to 14.3 percent. According to the agency, "there were 43.6 million people in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 million in 2008 ...

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