PLANET OF THE CHIMPS #2

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

100 Million Poor People In America And 39 Other Facts About Poverty That Will Blow Your Mind

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Every single day more Americans fall into poverty. This should deeply alarm you no matter what political party you belong to and no matter what your personal economic philosophy is.

Right now, approximately 100 million Americans are either “poor” or “near poor”. For a lot of people “poverty” can be a nebulous concept, so let’s define it.

The poverty level as defined by the federal government in 2010 was $11,139 for an individual and $22,314 for a family of four. Could you take care of a family of four on less than $2000 a month?


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