M a r k D i l l e y: More Americans pushed into poverty

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Freep.com More Americans pushed into poverty

"The percentage of poor Americans living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation's 'haves' and 'have-nots' continues to widen.

An analysis of the 2005 census figures by McClatchy Newspapers found that nearly 16 million people in the United States are living in deep or severe poverty. A family of four with two children and an annual income of less than $9,903 -- half the federal poverty line -- was considered severely poor in 2005. So were people who made less than $5,080 a year. The 2005 figures are the most recent available."