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Re: Recheck your math & history by zyxwvutsr at Thu 1 Sep 8:57amscore of 1 in reply to comment 103 Nationally the poverty rate is mp3 2 pac over 12% higher in 2004 than it was in 2000...How much would the change have to be before you were willing mp3 2 pac to agree that it was more than "quite small" by historical standards?Okay, I can play the game by your new rules, if you like. I noted above that, although the overall trend mp3 2 pac of poverty has been downward over a half century, there have been a few lengthy periods where the poverty rate has increased. Obviously we are in one of those periods now, but there was also a four-year period (1990-1993) and a five-year period (1979-1983) when circumstances were similar. We can use your math (comparing the percentage difference in the rate) to compare the three periods, 2001-2004: +12% 1990-1993: +18% 1979-1983: +33% As you can see, the current increase in the poverty rate is quite small when put into this context.
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