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Trump Administration Proposes Changes to the 'Official Poverty Measure'

The Office of Management and Budget wants to save money by shrinking the definition of poverty used to calculate access to welfare programs.

May 7, 2019 - Bloomberg

Austerity Threatens Europe's Vaunted Social Policy

Europe's four years of austerity are taking a toll not just on residents who are suffering from an unraveling of the Continent's famous social welfare programs, but the political parties that created them as some seek solutions from fringe groups.

June 15, 2013 - The New York Times - Sunday Observer

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