国际英语资讯:U.S. poverty declines sharply in recent decades: study
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 13-- <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="concludes">concludes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2016, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2016, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="contradictory">contradictory</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flawed">flawed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Meyer">Meyer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McCormick">McCormick</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Sullivan">Sullivan</span>, <span word="Associate">Associate</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Notre">Notre</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span>.</p><p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="Meyer">Meyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sullivan">Sullivan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="published">published</span> "<span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Consumption">Consumption</span> <span word="Poverty">Poverty</span>: 2016."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1960 <span word="and">and</span> 2016, <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 27 <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p>
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