Under the Presidency of Donald Trump, employment and economic growth figures have improved in the US. But at the other end of the spectrum, 40 million people now find themselves living below the poverty line.
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Under America’s ‘President for jobs’, 40 million people still live below the poverty line
Under America’s ‘President for jobs’, 40 million people still live below the poverty line
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Under the leadership of US President Donald Trump, the country has its lowest unemployment rate in 50 years and continues to record economic growth. Yet despite the positive figures, nearly one in 10 people live below the poverty line as the cost of living continues to rise.
This year Trump’s government revealed the unemployment rate plummeted to 3.6 per cent, the lowest rate since 1969 following his campaign promises to boost employment across the country.
“We’re going to have job growth like you’ve never seen. I’m very good for jobs,” President Trump said while campaigning in 2016. “In fact, I will be the greatest president for jobs that God ever created. That I can tell you.”
But against the promising economic signs, the US Census Bureau figures released in late 2018 revealed between 40 million Americans are living below the poverty line.
Across large swathes of the country, the cost of living in cities is rising at its fastest rate in a decade, while the minimum wage set by US congress has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009……more here
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