Timothy Smeeding

University of Wisconsin

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Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin's La Follette School of Public Affairs, and Director of the Institute for Research on Poverty; co-author of The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality

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America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income."

What Does It Mean to Be Poor in America?

America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income."

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America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income."

What Does It Mean to Be Poor in America?

America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income."

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The wealth gap between whites, blacks and Hispanics is growing, intensified by the financial meltdown and the bursting of the housing bubble.

Wealth Gap between Whites and Minorities as Wide as Ever

The wealth gap between whites, blacks and Hispanics is growing, intensified by the financial meltdown and the bursting of the housing bubble.

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