Study: 1 in 5 American children lives in poverty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44171347/ns/us_news-life/#.TkvDlEef3U8

Karla Washington, an undergraduate student, earns less than $11,000 a year from her job which must cover food, rent, health and child care.

Researchers find 14.7 million children were poor in 2009, 2.5 million more than in 2000

"People who grew up in a financially secure situation find it easier to succeed in life, they are more likely to graduate from high school, more likely to graduate from college and these are things that will lead to greater success in life," said Stephen Brown, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "What we are looking at is a cohort of kids who as they become adults may be less able to contribute to the growth of the economy. It could go on for multiple generations."

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