I was surprised. I thought things would have turned around by now.

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The good news is that poverty is a lot lower than it was in 1993, but we went through a hell of an economic boom.

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There has not been much progress against poverty over the last three decades. Poverty rates were in the 11 to 12 percent range from 1969 to 1979.

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America has never been wealthier.

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