- Click here to go directly to the complete report (200K!). GOVERNMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS CUT POVERTY NEARLY IN HALF, ANALYSIS FINDS Social Security Reduces Elderly Poverty Sharply, But Study Shows Safety Net For Children Weakened In 1996 A new analysis of Census data finds that Social Security reduces the proportion of elderly living in poverty from 50 percent to about 12 percent and lifts 12 ...www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm
- The Begging Profession of India ...www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm
- News, background information, and links on poverty in America.www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml
