House of Paine

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"For all age groups except those 70 and older,
 the odds of a temporary spell 
of poverty doubled in the 1990's..."


" during the 1980's, 
around 13 percent of Americans 
in their 40's spent at least 
one year below the poverty line; 
in the 1990's, 
36 percent of people in their 40's did," 



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