WASHINGTON — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.
Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income
Thursday, December 15, 2011 | 12:01 a.m. CST;
updated 4:02 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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