| Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty | | An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news. |
| Defining Poverty | | Ohio State University extension fact sheet on poverty and its official definitation, with an emphasis on poverty in Ohio. |
| The Lottery | | Article on the negative effects of the lottery. "People go there seeking hope, seeking huge benefits; instead they get ripped off, impoverished by the state government that was elected to protect them. The average person who consistently invests in the lottery will remain poor forever." |
| The Myth of Widespread American Poverty | | 850 Kb PDF file. A look at the actual material living standards of persons defined as "poor" demonstrates that the Census Bureau's official poverty report is misleading. |
| The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) | | An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history. |
| The Welfare State | | This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries. |
| Xenophobia and the Poor | | Opinion pieces examining the roots of discrimination against the needy, especially neighborhood NIMBY opposition to social services siting in Buffalo, New York, by William W. Berry. | |
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