Poverty in America

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Poverty is usually measured in relative terms by comparing the economic conditions of those at the bottom of society with those at the . Currently, the in the United States consist disproportionately of minorities, female-headed households, people with disabilities, and the . Government attempts to end have only been marginally successful.