Bloomberg's Real Antipoverty Record

[...]while the nation's poverty rate has grown by 28% over the last 12 years, New York City's has remained flat. Since 2005, street homelessness is down 28% in New York City, in part because Mr. Bloomberg's administration began to count the number. The administration has connected the...

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Published inThe Wall Street journal. Eastern edition
Main Authors Wolfson, Harold, Gibbs, Linda
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Dow Jones & Company Inc 18.12.2013
EditionEastern edition
Subjects
Bloomberg, Michael
Employment
Homeless people
Mayors
Poverty
Welfare
United States > US
New York City New York
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Summary:[...]while the nation's poverty rate has grown by 28% over the last 12 years, New York City's has remained flat. Since 2005, street homelessness is down 28% in New York City, in part because Mr. Bloomberg's administration began to count the number. The administration has connected the working poor to the benefits they are eligible for, from the earned income tax credits that provided Dasani's family a financial lifeline to public health insurance and food stamps.\n
ISSN:0099-9660