#fiscal-policy — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #fiscal-policy on Wealth & Means.

The Trajectory of American Poverty — 2026-06-20
A research report tracing how the United States has defined, measured, and funded poverty since 1959 — from the Orshansky food-basket formula to the Supplemental Poverty Measure, and from $88 billion in 1965 to over $1 trillion in 2024.

#fiscal-policy — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #fiscal-policy on Wealth & Means.

The Trajectory of American Poverty — 2026-06-20
A research report tracing how the United States has defined, measured, and funded poverty since 1959 — from the Orshansky food-basket formula to the Supplemental Poverty Measure, and from $88 billion in 1965 to over $1 trillion in 2024.