Later this morning, @uscensusbureau will release its annual report on poverty for 2017.
We expect a slight downtick in the U.S. poverty rate—which is without question good news.
But if Trump tries to take credit, he deserves to be laughed out of the room.
(Here’s why.)
We expect a slight downtick in the U.S. poverty rate—which is without question good news.
But if Trump tries to take credit, he deserves to be laughed out of the room.
(Here’s why.)
@uscensusbureau Any good news for struggling workers is thanks to Trump’s FAILURE to impose much of his policy agenda (AKA a how-to guide for massively increasing poverty & hardship):
- dismantling food assistance
- tripling the poorest families’ rents
- stripping jobless workers of Medicaid
- dismantling food assistance
- tripling the poorest families’ rents
- stripping jobless workers of Medicaid
@uscensusbureau In fact, analysis by my colleagues @rwest817 & @kfgrobbins found that if just *three* of Trump’s draconian cuts to programs that help families make ends meet had been in place in 2015, 2.3 MILLION more Americans would have been poor. americanprogress.org/issues/poverty…
@uscensusbureau @rwest817 @kfgrobbins Meanwhile, it's barely been 2 months since the Trump administration issued a sweeping denial of poverty and hunger in America, gaslighting the very real hardship faced by millions:
@uscensusbureau @rwest817 @kfgrobbins Quick reminder of how everyday workers are faring in the Trump economy:
- Nearly half of U.S. households can’t afford basics like food, housing & health care
- 4 in 10 U.S. adults don’t have even $400 in the bank
- 40 million Americans are struggling to put food on the table
- Nearly half of U.S. households can’t afford basics like food, housing & health care
- 4 in 10 U.S. adults don’t have even $400 in the bank
- 40 million Americans are struggling to put food on the table
@uscensusbureau @rwest817 @kfgrobbins The real winners in the Trump economy? Wealthy corporations and the ultra-rich—with corporate profits near an all-time high, and a record $1 TRILLION in stock buybacks expected this year. 
Follow along for updates throughout the day -- but here's your required reading in the meantime, via my colleagues @rwest817 @kfgrobbins @mboteach 👇 americanprogress.org/issues/poverty… /more soon....
