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More Americans are becoming ALICEs — asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed.
  • The share of US households making just enough to get by but not getting assistance is rising nationwide.
  • They're known as ALICE — asset-limited, income-constrained, employed. 
  • The income threshold for this group varies widely between states and cities.

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