10 Worst States to Be Poor in America. Let’s talk about the worst states to live in poverty here in the USA. Living below the poverty line in the United States or any country for that matter sucks.

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

The gap between the rich and poor in America is huge and well-known. But what’s not very well known is just how large it is. According to the London School of Economics and Political Science, “The ...

America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income." As jobs disappear and government programs are cut back, more people are ...

The United States remains the richest country in the world. Given that fact, we should be leading the world in helping those who are “poor,” in America and around the globe. And we have done so. That ...

As a single mother of two, I know what it means to work hard and still struggle to make ends meet. There was a time in my life when I relied on SNAP benefits to keep food on the table. During that ...

April 22, 2004 — -- They do essential jobs but are paid very low wages. They work hard but don’t get ahead. Even tiny setbacks can send them reeling. And when you live paycheck to paycheck, when ...

In this blog post, we're going to present another challenge from the decks of challenges we have created for the game, "Bounce Back." This deck is titled, "Being Poor in America." It addresses the ...