California, Poverty Capital
CPR: California — not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia — has the highest poverty rate in the United States. According to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure — which [Read More]
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California: Poverty Capital of the Nation
For all the advantages California is endowed, it manages to have the highest poverty rate in the nation. The Golden State is a man-made disaster that’s only getting worse. More
Why Foreign Aid Backfires and Condemns Countries to Poverty
PanAmPost: Studying economics at the university level usually means taking at least one course in development economics and three in macroeconomics. However, in my case, as in many other students across the world, [Read More]
How to Save Puerto Rico from Self-Destruction
Panampost– Puerto Rico’s government is broke. Its economy is flatlining. Unemployment at 12.4 percent is more than double the US average. The first non-payment on of one of its state-owned [Read More]