Posted on Sep 13, 2022
Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies
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The Census Bureau released some heartening news Tuesday.
Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau's annual report on income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans without health insurance also dropped in 2021 compared to the previous year.
But the good news may be short lived. Both gains were driven by temporary pandemic-related policies, and without action by policymakers, they could quickly unravel.
The Census Bureau released some heartening news Tuesday.
Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the bureau's annual report on income, poverty and health insurance. And the rate of Americans without health insurance also dropped in 2021 compared to the previous year.
But the good news may be short lived. Both gains were driven by temporary pandemic-related policies, and without action by policymakers, they could quickly unravel.
Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."One striking illustration of this came with the new life expectancy numbers released two weeks ago. Countries all over the world had a drop in life expectancy after the first year of the pandemic, but many have been able to rebound.
America has not – instead life expectancy dropped for two years in a row, the first time that's happened in the U.S. in a century."
..."One striking illustration of this came with the new life expectancy numbers released two weeks ago. Countries all over the world had a drop in life expectancy after the first year of the pandemic, but many have been able to rebound.
America has not – instead life expectancy dropped for two years in a row, the first time that's happened in the U.S. in a century."
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So at a time when child is at an all time low, we want to expand the school lunch program to all children? It seems to me there are now more parents that can actually provide lunch to their kids
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