U.S. Poverty
One in 11 families, one in nine Americans, and one in six children are officially poor. The wealthiest fifth of the population received half of all household income last year. The poorest fifth received 3.5%. The official poverty line is an income of $18,400 for a family of four. A single parent of two working full-time for a minimum wage would make $10,712. 40% of homeless men are veterans. Up to a fifth of America's food, worth 31 billion dollars, goes to waste each year, with 130lb of food per person ending up in landfills.
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