The number of people living on less than $2 a day per person increased from 636,000 in 1996 to about 1.65 million in 2011. The number of Americans living on less than $2 a day per person, soared by 160 percent from 1996 to mid-2011, a new report finds. The report by the National Poverty Center (NPC) indicates that the number increased from 636,000 in 1996 to about 1.65 million in 2011. The figure of...