This Week in CQ Researcher

“Domestic Poverty,” by Thomas J. Billitteri, September 7, 2007
Is a new approach needed to help the poorest Americans?

Despite sweeping welfare reforms in the 1990s and generally healthy economic growth in recent years, domestic poverty remains intractable. Moreover, signs are emerging that so-called deep poverty is growing sharply – most significantly among children. U.S. poverty is fueled by a long list of problems, including Katrina’s devastation, immigration, the growing income gap between rich and poor, the subprime mortgage fallout and education disparities.

* Is extreme poverty growing?
* Has welfare reform reduced entrenched poverty?
* Would more government spending on poverty help?

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