After Trump Tax Cuts, You Almost Can’t Be Poor in America if You Work Full Time: Analysis

After Trump Tax Cuts, You Almost Can’t Be Poor in America if You Work Full Time: Analysis
Construction workers in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, 2016. David McNew/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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If you work a full-time job in America, there’s now almost no way for you to fall under the poverty line, according to an analysis by libertarian scholar Peter Ferrara. And a sometimes overlooked provision in the President Donald Trump’s tax cuts bill has much to do with it.

Almost 13 percent of Americans lived in poverty in 2016—about the same portion as 50 years ago, according to the official federal statistics (pdf).
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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