Poor in the rich world

Reuters article: "As the world prepares to mark the United Nations' day for the eradication of poverty this month, much of the focus will be on the world's poorest countries. But last month's hurricanes in the United States are a reminder that some of the world's most vulnerable poor live in its richest countries.
Throughout the last half century the world's wealthy countries have grown much richer. But societies have also changed in ways that social scientists say made people at the bottom of the ladder more susceptible to poverty. This Reuters article highlights families pushed to the edge in rich world poverty.