The Surging Ranks of America’s Ultrapoor Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS MoneyWatch By one dismal measure, America is joining the likes of Third World countries. The number of U.S. residents who are struggling to survive on just $2 a day has more than doubled since 1996, placing 1.5 million households and 3 million children in this desperate ..Read More
