Americans Living in Their Vans in California 2011

Poverty In America: A Special Report

America is getting poorer. The U.S. government has just released a bunch of new statistics about poverty in America, and once again this year the news is not good. According to a special report from the U.S. Census Bureau, 46.2 million Americans are now living in poverty. The number of those living in poverty in America has grown by 2.6 million in just the last 12 months, and that is the largest increase that we have ever seen since the U.S. government began calculating poverty figures back in 1959. Not only that, median household income has also fallen once again. In case you are keeping track, that makes three years in a row. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, median household income in the United States dropped 2.3% in 2010 after accounting for inflation. Overall, median household income in the United States has declined by a total of 6.8% once you account for inflation since December 2007. So should we be excited that our incomes are going down and that a record number of Americans slipped into poverty last year? Should we be thrilled that the economic pie is shrinking and that our debt levels are exploding? All of those that claimed that the U.S. economy was recovering and that everything was going to be just fine have some explaining to do.

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[TheGinetik]

I don't know if you did the interview, but I wish you wouldn't have chosen this guy to represent the U.S. He seems a little crazy. There's just too much to address here, so I'll leave it at that.

[LisaBaby67]

This guy is full of it. Does "extorted from your home" mean you paid more than your home was worth and now you're mad because someone didn't forgive your loan?

[menzerna1234]

12 hrs a daybfor 2bucks and you complain. thats the No1 reason why you're unemployed. Americans demand too much and want the easy life. Thsi DRIVES UP your prdts cost, and prices. Youare no longer competitive. And thats how you Americans fucked yourselves. Hahahaaa......another 3rd world country .....with 46 MILLION in poverty. hahahahaa......

[Shocksink]

if he predicted this shit...how come he didn't prepare?

[SHARKREEF2011]

crack??

[TheKerryzzz]

When your working its a recession. When your unemployed it a depression !!!

[99jonny100]

drop dead you little creeep

[reyter2007]

That's right, it's all the fault of Communists............... Ignorant moron deserves it.

[jacmunbong]

damn