Secretariat
09-28-2005, 05:16 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ft/20050928/bs_ft/fto092820050059491081
Number of US millionaires reaches record 9m
By Deborah Brewster in New York Wed Sep 28,12:40 AM ET
The number of millionaires in the US has reached a record 8.9m, rising for the third consecutive year despite faltering stock and bond markets.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/30/national/main804133.shtml
Poverty Rate Rises To 12.7 Percent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2005
AP) The nation's poverty rate rose to 12.7 percent of the population last year, the fourth consecutive annual increase, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
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Overall, there were 37 million people living in poverty, up 1.1 million people from 2003.
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The last decline in overall poverty was in 2000, when 31.1 million people lived under the threshold — 11.3 percent of the population.
Number of US millionaires reaches record 9m
By Deborah Brewster in New York Wed Sep 28,12:40 AM ET
The number of millionaires in the US has reached a record 8.9m, rising for the third consecutive year despite faltering stock and bond markets.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/30/national/main804133.shtml
Poverty Rate Rises To 12.7 Percent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2005
AP) The nation's poverty rate rose to 12.7 percent of the population last year, the fourth consecutive annual increase, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
...
Overall, there were 37 million people living in poverty, up 1.1 million people from 2003.
...
The last decline in overall poverty was in 2000, when 31.1 million people lived under the threshold — 11.3 percent of the population.