US: We Pay to Keep the Old Out of Poverty. Why Won’t We Do the Same for the Young? (Opinion) (May require subscription)
New York Times – May 07, 2022
Nearly one in seven children lives in a poor family. By comparison, fewer than 10 percent of adults are poor, and under 9 percent of those age 65 and over are. Child poverty also doesn’t fall evenly across demographics: 71 percent of poor children are Black, Hispanic or Native American. But child poverty is not a problem without a solution. Americans may roll their eyes at being constantly compared unfavorably with Western European countries, but in this case we aren’t just bested by the usual suspects. The United States is a pretty extreme outlier.
Also: The State of America’s Children® 2021: https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The-State-of-Americas-Children-2021.pdf
Also: Poverty rate: https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-rate.htm#indicator-chart
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/07/opinion/sunday/child-tax-credit-social-security.html