Nearly Half Of Americans Are One Financial Shock Away From Poverty

From ThinkProgress Wed Jan 30 2013, 19:40:58

A new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development shows that many Americans are just one financial hit away from poverty, as the nation slowly drags itself out of the Great Recession. According to the report, nearly half of Americans lack enough savings to keep themselves out of poverty for more than three months in [...]

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