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November 04, 2015

Chart of the Week: The Fragmented Federal Welfare System

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimates that there are currently over 80 federal programs that provide food, housing, healthcare, job training, education, energy assistance, and cash to low-income Americans. How do they fit together to serve the poor? Continue Reading...
October 21, 2015

Infographic of the Week: Where Does the Federal Government Spend Our Money?

Every year some pollster asks Americans what percentage of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. And every year Americans make a guess that is wildly off the mark. The average answer we give is 26 percent; only 1 out of 20 of us correctly guess that it’s less than 1 percent. Continue Reading...
October 07, 2015

Chart of the Week: Changes in Extreme Poverty

HumanProgress.org has a fascinating chart that compares the number of people living in extreme poverty (the orange line) with the number of people not living in extreme poverty (the blue line). Continue Reading...

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