From CNN 09/13/11
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More Americans fell below the poverty line last year, according to U.S.
Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
The nation's poverty rate rose to 15.1% in 2010, up from 14.3% in 2009 and to
its highest level since 1993.
Last year marked the third year in a row the rate increased. All told, 46.2
million people are considered in need. In addition, real median household income
last year was $49,445, a 2.3% decline, the Census Bureau reported.
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Legacy of Bush, Cheney, Boehner, Walker tax cuts for corporations.
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