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Nearly 1 million N.J. residents now live in poverty, as rate soars in Atlantic City

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By Stephen Stirling | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on December 13, 2016 at 8:36 AM, updated December 13, 2016 at 3:06 PM

The struggles of Atlantic City are well documented.

Casino closures. The threat of bankruptcy. The recent state takeover.

But while much has been made about the pain being felt by the city and its most famous commercial tenants, new data show its residents likely feel the sting more than most.

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/njs_poverty_rate_takes_on_water_while_atlantic_city_drowns_census_shows.html?utm_campaign=Observer_NJ_Politics&utm_content=New%20Campaign&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics#incart_river_home_pop

3 thoughts on “Nearly 1 million N.J. residents now live in poverty, as rate soars in Atlantic City

  1. Where is the governor? Is he back from the campaign disappointment? Has he started his book?

    1. NJ voters continue to vote to have their taxes increased at every turn , and the state has been going down the drain since “Christie” Todd Whitman

  2. Que up the Spring for sale Signs

    More fuel to the Fires. Interest Rates rising. stock market bloated up like Jonas whale. Taxes high and going higher to support a Mismanaged absentee government and Spend Tax and Repeat regimes in place..union and government pensions about to Roll over on the taxpayers..get out or get hosed. Merry Christmas folks

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