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80 Percent Of U.S. Adults Face Near-Poverty, Unemployment: Survey

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By HOPE YEN

WASHINGTON — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.

Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/28/poverty-unemployment-rates_n_3666594.html

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