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Health & Human Services: Development and History of u.s. Poverty Thresholds
A review of the development and history of the current, official poverty thresholds.
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U.s. Dept. Of Health and Human Services: Absolute Poverty Line
At this site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, using evidence from U.S., Britain, Canada, and Australia, this paper argues that absolute poverty lines rise as the real income rises. (Published Sept. 1995)