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= Poverty = | |||
[[wikipedia:Poverty in the United States]] offers a good overview of how we measure poverty in the U.S. The Census Bureau tracks [https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2017/demo/poverty_measure-how.html two measures]: the official measure (developed in the early 1960s when Lyndon B. Johnson declared [[wikipedia:War on Poverty|War on Poverty]]) and the [[Supplemental Poverty Measure]]. | |||
= Middle-Class Jobs = | |||
* Quoctrung Bui. [http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/16/356176018/the-most-popular-jobs-for-the-rich-middle-class-and-poor "The most common jobs for the rich, middle class, and poor."] ''NPR Planet Money''. October 16, 2014. | * Quoctrung Bui. [http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/16/356176018/the-most-popular-jobs-for-the-rich-middle-class-and-poor "The most common jobs for the rich, middle class, and poor."] ''NPR Planet Money''. October 16, 2014. | ||
== Truck Driving == | |||
* Scott Santens. [https://medium.com/basic-income/self-driving-trucks-are-going-to-hit-us-like-a-human-driven-truck-b8507d9c5961 "Self-driving trucks are going to hit us like a human-driven truck."] ''Medium''. May 14, 2015. | * Scott Santens. [https://medium.com/basic-income/self-driving-trucks-are-going-to-hit-us-like-a-human-driven-truck-b8507d9c5961 "Self-driving trucks are going to hit us like a human-driven truck."] ''Medium''. May 14, 2015. | ||
* Natalie Kitroff. [http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-automated-trucks-labor-20160924/ "Robots could replace 1.7 million American truckers in the next decade."] ''Los Angeles Times''. September 25, 2016. | * Natalie Kitroff. [http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-automated-trucks-labor-20160924/ "Robots could replace 1.7 million American truckers in the next decade."] ''Los Angeles Times''. September 25, 2016. | ||
= See Also = | |||
* [[Equity]] | |||
Revision as of 14:48, 11 October 2018
Poverty
wikipedia:Poverty in the United States offers a good overview of how we measure poverty in the U.S. The Census Bureau tracks two measures: the official measure (developed in the early 1960s when Lyndon B. Johnson declared War on Poverty) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure.
Middle-Class Jobs
- Quoctrung Bui. "The most common jobs for the rich, middle class, and poor." NPR Planet Money. October 16, 2014.
Truck Driving
- Scott Santens. "Self-driving trucks are going to hit us like a human-driven truck." Medium. May 14, 2015.
- Natalie Kitroff. "Robots could replace 1.7 million American truckers in the next decade." Los Angeles Times. September 25, 2016.
