Even before the pandemic, roughly one in seven children in the us. Were living in poverty. That is a higher share than the number of elderly americans who live in poverty. The united states spends about one % of g d p on family benefits. France, for example, spends three and a half % of gd p. Social security and what's being done about child poverty,. we'll hear from a us Senator who happens to be a republican.
Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. Until recently, it looked as if Washington was about to change that. But then … Washington happened.