Redrawing the Poverty Line: Implications for Fighting Hunger and Poverty in America : Hearing Before the Select Committee on Hunger, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session : Hearing Held in Washington, DC, October 4, 1990 |
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adjustments American areas bills BRARY Census Census Bureau CLEO CLEO groups CONG CONGRES CONGRESS THE LIBRARY considered poor consumption needs consumption patterns cost counted elderly eligibility EMERSON family of four Federal food consumption food plan Food Stamp Program food stamps furlough Gallup organization government's poverty line HALL Hispanic households housing hunger and poverty hunger in America income increase Joint Economic Committee kids LIBRA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS living low-income market basket measuring poverty median Medicaid medical assistance million minimum Mollie Orshansky noncash benefits number of poor O'Hare official measure official poverty line official poverty measure official poverty thresholds ONGRES Orshansky's percent higher person Poor Poverty Thousands poverty level poverty population poverty standard prepared statement Prince Georges County problem question RARY Real Life Poverty received rent RESS Reverend PARKER Ruggles rural Social Security Administration spending updated Urban Washington
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Page 8 - By necessaries I understand, not only the commodities which are indispensably necessary for the support of life, but whatever the custom of the country renders it indecent for creditable people, even of the lowest order, to be without.
Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUNGER, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 9:30 am in room 2222, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 65 - People who have income below a certain level can be considered poor. That level is called the 'poverty line.' What amount of weekly income would you use as a poverty line for a family of four (husband, wife, and two children) in this community?
Page 92 - The average poverty threshold for a family of four was $12,675 in 1989 and $12,091 in 1988.
Page 82 - There were times when money ran short and we had no food; however, the foods I received from WIC helped. We would not have made it without the WIC foods There were times when the eggs and cheese WIC provided served as breakfast and dinner. There were also times when my son would say, mom, I know you just fed me, but I'm still hungry.
Page 67 - Education Less than high school High school graduate Some college College graduate...
Page 25 - This hurt me more than any knife. especially when there was no food in the cupboard. When I could I would get food from a pantry, but most of them were either too far or not on a bus line, so they were not accessible to me. At least when my kids were on WIC, I Knew there would be some food in the house. We also got by with the help of family, friends and a few enemies. Times are better now and i have found myself helping out some of my neighbors and friends, because ! know how it is.
Page 93 - HIGHLIGHTS (Figures in parentheses denote 90-percent confidence intervals.) • The use of a fully adjusted income definition, that is, one that includes the effect of taxes, cash and noncash benefits, capital gains, employee health benefits, and net return on home equity results in a more equal distribution of income than under the official money income definition. • It has long been known that both taxes and transfers have an equalizing effect on the distribution of income. One of the important...
Page 81 - ... infection would clear another would come. My eye problem progressed and so did my battle with the Social Security Administration. A friend who worked at the SSA office was helpful in keeping me up to date on the status of my application Doctors told me that stress was the caused of some of my problems but they had no root cause for the problems with my eyes Social Services cancelled my Medical Assistance card, because I had a claim in with Social Security. Now I have no medical Insurance for...
Page 82 - ... would get food from a pantry, but most of them were either too far or not on a bus line, so they were not accessible to me. At least when my kids were on wic, I knew there would be some food In the house. We also got by with the help of family, friends and a few enemies. Times are better now and I have found myself helping out some of my neighbors and friends, because I know how It Is. It has been a struggle since my husband died. It seems for every two steps forward I take, I take one step back...