One in seven Americans lives in poverty

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Inequality in the United States continues to expand, even though the economic crisis has passed its bottom point. According to the Census Bureau data, nowadays 15% of all Americans still live in poverty, and from 2007 this rate increased by 2.5%. Moreover, statisticians point out that since 1967 median income for wealthy U.S. citizens increased by 67%, but for middle class Americans it added only 19%.
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