Economic Carnage: Medical Tyranny Has Sent 8 Million Americans Into Poverty Since Summer 2020
The poverty rate jumped to 11.7 percent in November.
Poverty is now higher than it was at the beginning of the year, a warning sign of the long-lasting effects of the deep recession. Since June, poverty has risen the most for Black Americans (up 3.1 percentage points, or 1.4 million people) and for Americans with high school degrees or less (up 5.1 percentage points, or 5.2 million people). These workers have experienced the largest job losses during the recession as many work in low-wage restaurant, travel and retail positions.
