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By Anonymous (not verified) , 7 March, 2006
Author
Ariel Perez

Kidding ourselves about poverty

Since 2000, the number of people living in official poverty has increased by 5.4 million. But according to experts, that number vastly underestimates the real total. Duke university sociology professor David Brady puts it this way: "Each August we Americans tell ourselves a lie. The entire episode is profoundly dishonest."