How do we make sense of the new poverty data for 2020? (Angela Rachidi, AEI)

September 16, 2021

Few things are more frustrating than when the government releases statistics that require an explanation from technical experts for anyone to make sense of them. But flaws and unduly complicated formulas leave us in exactly that situation when it comes to poverty in the US. This year’s release of poverty data for the US is even more challenging to explain than usual because the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) suggests an increase in poverty from 2019 to 2020, while poverty rates according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) decreased.

How do we make sense of the new poverty data for 2020? | American Enterprise Institute – AEI

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

How do we make sense of the new poverty data for 2020? (Angela Rachidi, AEI)

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