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  2. List of U.S. states and territories by income inequality

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    In the framework of American federalism, states generally have wide latitude to enact policies within their borders, including state taxation and labor laws.Among the factors that may increase inequality in a state are regressive state tax policies [2] (taxation has played a growing role in diminishing inequality since the 1980s), [3] tax incentives for large companies, [4] corruption, [5 ...

  3. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimated that greater income inequality added 5.5% to the poverty rate between 1979 and 2007, other factors equal. Income inequality was the largest driver of the change in the poverty rate, with economic growth, family structure, education and race other important factors.

  4. Causes of income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    CBO estimated that the combined effect of federal taxes and government transfers reduced income inequality (as measured by the Gini Index) by 23% in 1979. By 2007, the combined effect was to reduce income inequality by 17%. So the tax code remained progressive, only less so.

  5. What Income Is Considered Poverty Level in Texas in 2023? - AOL

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    The federal government measures poverty by comparing a household's income to a set poverty threshold or minimum amount of income needed to cover basic needs. While some states have different...

  6. Social determinants of health in poverty - Wikipedia

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    The social determinants of health in poverty describe the factors that affect impoverished populations' health and health inequality. Inequalities in health stem from the conditions of people's lives, including living conditions , work environment, age , and other social factors, and how these affect people's ability to respond to illness . [ 1 ]

  7. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the age of inequality, such anti-poverty policies are more important than ever, as higher inequality creates both more poverty along with steeper barriers to getting ahead, whether through the lack of early education, nutrition, adequate housing, and a host of other poverty-related conditions that dampen one's chances in life.

  8. Educational inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.

  9. Income inequality metrics - Wikipedia

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    Sen poverty measure combines the Gini coefficient for people living below the poverty line with headcount ration of poverty and the average income of these below the poverty line. [20] This measure has been developed by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen but has not yet been used in the field of income inequality hypothesis.