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Scrutiny of Red Cross Effort Grows
Frances Robles reports on the American Red Cross in Haiti for the Miami Herald, noting the aid organization is coming under increasing pressure to explain how they are spending the $400 million in donations for Haiti. Robles writes: But after consuming $1

CEPR / April 28, 2010

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Inequality

Evaluating the New Supplemental Poverty Rate Proposal

May 6, 2010

Evaluating the New Supplemental Poverty Rate Proposal

9 - 11:30 am
The Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced it will develop a new supplemental poverty measure, based in part on a well-known 1995 report from the National Academy of Sciences. The current poverty measure has been strongly criticized by experts from all points on the political spectrum because it ignores billions of dollars in family income, including government benefits that are specifically designed to help low-income families. Critics also point out that the country is using a poverty threshold that does not reflect the increase in basic living standards over time.

CEPR / April 28, 2010