[arnnatz]

As we celebrate this anniversary of our beloved country, let us not forget what has happened to our country in the last couple of years. Let us give thanks to the triad of evil - Reid, Pelosi, and Obama for the following:

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/extreme-poverty-is-now-at-record-levels-19-statistics-about-the-poor-that-will-absolutely-astound-you

Extreme Poverty Is Now At Record Levels – 19 Statistics About The Poor That Will Absolutely Astound You

The following are 19 statistics about the poor that will absolutely astound you....

#1 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of "very poor" rose in 300 out of the 360 largest metropolitan areas during 2010.

#2 Last year, 2.6 million more Americans descended into poverty. That was the largest increase that we have seen since the U.S. government began keeping statistics on this back in 1959.

#3 It isn't just the ranks of the "very poor" that are rising. The number of those just considered to be "poor" is rapidly increasing as well. Back in the year 2000, 11.3% of all Americans were living in poverty. Today, 15.1% of all Americans are living in poverty.

#4 The poverty rate for children living in the United States increased to 22% in 2010.

#5 There are 314 counties in the United States where at least 30% of the children are facing food insecurity.

#6 In Washington D.C., the "child food insecurity rate" is 32.3%.

#7 More than 20 million U.S. children rely on school meal programs to keep from going hungry.

#8 One out of every six elderly Americans now lives below the federal poverty line.

#9 Today, there are over 45 million Americans on food stamps.

#10 According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly 15 percent of all Americans are now on food stamps.

#11 In 2010, 42 percent of all single mothers in the United States were on food stamps.

#12 The number of Americans on food stamps has increased 74% since 2007.

#13 We are told that the economy is recovering, but the number of Americans on food stamps has grown by another 8 percent over the past year.

#14 Right now, one out of every four American children is on food stamps.

#15 It is being projected that approximately 50 percent of all U.S. children will be on food stamps at some point in their lives before they reach the age of 18.

#16 More than 50 million Americans are now on Medicaid. Back in 1965, only one out of every 50 Americans was on Medicaid. Today, approximately one out of every 6 Americans is on Medicaid.

#17 One out of every six Americans is now enrolled in at least one government anti-poverty program.

#18 The number of Americans that are going to food pantries and soup kitchens has increased by 46% since 2006.

#19 It is estimated that up to half a million children may currently be homeless in the United States.

Sadly, we don't hear much about this on the nightly news, do we?

This is because the mainstream media is very tightly controlled.

[GrouchoMarxist]

I bet we can even look for the same success with our healthcare now too

[crankyhead]

Sadly, we don't hear much about this on the nightly news, do we?

This is because the mainstream media is very tightly controlled.

You do hear it on the news every night. Only you hear it from the other perspective.

What you hear, is the re-branding of the economically disenfranchised, as some lazy, entitled underclass of society.

[arnnatz]

Sadly, we don't hear much about this on the nightly news, do we?

This is because the mainstream media is very tightly controlled.

You do hear it on the news every night. Only you hear it from the other perspective.

What you hear, is the re-branding of the economically disenfranchised, as some lazy, entitled underclass of society.

Apparently you didn't notice that the majority of the bad things that have happened to the poor in the USA began after pelosi took over the house in 2007 and worsened when reid and obama took over the rest. Since 2010, when the republicans put the skids on the spending, it's improved somewhat, but the jobs that obama are touting as so wonderful have also lowered the average pay of americans due to the low wages from all those jobs. You can google that as well as me, look for a listing from the BLS on the average wage drop - first time in 35 years that has happened. Think obama will use that accomplishment in his campaign rhetoric?