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Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last
Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last
"Another hidden benefit was lower prices at the pump," Ms. Swonk said. "People who couldn't afford the commute before could now afford to accept a minimum-wage job." There are different roads out of poverty, said Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, a social science research institution, but today, one of the most promising is to "go somewhere where they raised the minimum wage."
nytimes.com



