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1950s: A 1957 study determines that around forty million Americans live near or below the poverty line of $3,000 for a family four.
Today: In 1995, 36.4 million Americans, which includes 27.5 million families, live in poverty. The average income cut-off level for a family of four at the poverty level is $15,569.
1950s: Throughout the decade, an average of sixty-three percent of the U.S. population considers themselves to be church members. In 1958, 109 million Americans have an official religious affiliation....

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