Research Report
More than “Bare Bones”: Justice Center exaggerates economic woes of families
posted June 9, 2003 by Dr. Roy Cordato
The North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center released a report in May that purported to demonstrate that 60 percent of North Carolina families with children were not receiving enough income to meet a “living-income” standard. This startling statistic was the result of gross exaggerations of cost and undercounts of income, including no accounting for child support payments. Moreover, the Center’s proposed solutions would increase poverty.