Just to be clear: given that the US is a more unequal country than many others I would expect, by the measure of 50% of median income, the US to have more poor people and a greater portion of children living in poverty so defined.
If it turns out that the Fed has no intention of actually allowing inflation to reach the levels it has led others to expect, Chairman Ben will have slain more traders with his jawbone than Samson ever did Philistines.
Although the immediate GOP response was generally more muted than one might expect, that should not be taken as an indicator that conservatives and others are going soft on their criticism of the President going into the second term.