mplications of the increase in poverty. Likely health consequences include a higher prevalence of chronic illnesses, more frequent and severe disease complications, and increased demands and costs for healthcare services. Adverse effects on children carry long-term implications.

'This is not just a problem for the poor,' Woolf added. 'Except for a small class of highly affluent Americans, income for the entire U.S. population has fallen since 2000.' The researchers describe a ‘sinkhole effect’, in which 'families and individuals in the middle and upper classes appear to be migrating to lower income tiers that bring them closer to the poverty threshold.' U.S. household income, adjusted for inflation, fell by 3.6% between 2000 and 2004. Woolf says that the sinkhole effect and the upsurge in poverty could deeply affect society and calls for the reexamination of policies enacted in recent years to foster economic progress.

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