Is poverty a serious problem in America? Census Bureau measures show the US poverty rate has increased / US Census Bureau Census Bureau methods of measuring poverty are unreliable / David DeGraw Most "poor" Americans enjoy a comfortable standard of living / Robert Rector The working poor are not getting by in America / Working Poor Families Project The gap between the rich and the poor is widening / Joseph E. Stiglitz The gap between the rich and the poor is not widening / Terence Corcoran What causes poverty in America? Immigration is increasing poverty in the United States / Eric A. Ruark and Matthew Graham Immigration is not increasing poverty in the United States / Daniel Griswold People are poor through their own bad choices / Steven Malanga Job loss due to the recession is increasing poverty / Claudia Rowe How can poverty be reduced in the United States? Raising the minimum wage will reduce poverty / Holly Sklar Raising the minimum wage will not reduce poverty / James Sherk Welfare reform has reduced poverty / Steven Malanga Welfare reform has increased poverty / Fred Goldstein The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will reduce poverty / James Kvaal and Ben Furnas How should global poverty be addressed? Foreign assistance can reduce global poverty / J. Brain Atwood Foreign assistance cannot reduce global poverty / Jagdish Bhagwati Philanthropy is a necessary response to global poverty / Peter Singer Philanthropy is a flawed response to global poverty / Vinny Singh Microfranchising can be a solution to global poverty / PRWeb Microfranchising may not be a solution to global poverty / Richard Shaffer