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Sep 13, 2018
Trends in Poverty Levels by Age Group
Poverty levels among children have remained high, while poverty levels among the elderly have declined.
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Sep 13, 2018
Income and Wealth in the United States: An Overview of Recent Data
Income levels for Americans vary across geography, race, and gender.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/income-and-wealth-in-the-united-states-an-overview-of-data
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Sep 12, 2018
What Are the Economic Costs of Child Poverty?
Child poverty reduced the size of the U.S. economy by an estimated $1 trillion dollars, or 5.4 percent of gross domestic product, in 2015, according to a new study.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/what-are-the-economic-costs-of-child-poverty
Blog Posts
Sep 10, 2018
What Effect Does Social Security Have on Poverty?
Recent research has found that Social Security is more effective at reducing poverty than previously believed. Without income from Social Security, two thirds of the elderly would be considered poor.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/what-effect-does-social-security-have-on-poverty
Charts
Sep 8, 2018
Student Debt vs. Other Debt
Student debt is second only to mortgage debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0221_student_debt_second_largest
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Sep 8, 2018
Student Debt Is Rising
Student debt rose to nearly $1.4 trillion in 2017.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0266_student_debt_is_rising
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Sep 8, 2018
Student Debt Is Outpacing Other Types Of Debt
Since early 2010, total student loan debt has consistently outpaced other non-mortgage household debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0267_student_debt_outpacing_others
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Sep 8, 2018
Interest Rates Are Projected To Rise
CBO projects that interest rates will rise significantly from current levels.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0269_interest_rates_projected_to_rise
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Sep 8, 2018
Interest Rate Projections Are Rising
CBO’s near-term GDP projections are higher than projected in 2017.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0270_interest_rate_projections_are_rising
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Sep 7, 2018
Student Debt by Creditor
Most student debt is owed to the federal government.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0222_student_debt_creditors