Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker stands behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Jackson Hole, where the ...

The real question is whether the US ever will. The current federal poverty line for the 48 contiguous states and Washington, DC, is $15,060 a year for one person, $20,440 for a family of two ...

President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal ...

Thirty-seven million Americans live below the official poverty line. Millions more struggle ... Poverty in the United States is far higher than in many other developed nations.

Currently, the poverty line is set by the Department of Health and Human Services at an annual income of $15,650 for individuals and $32,150 for a family of four in the continental United States ...

The insurance protection that Social Security programs provide has tangible economic benefits; without them, we all need to rethink our finances.