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Economy
Over 1 Million Americans Enter Poverty In Last Two Months
2012-12-10
Posted by:tipper

#12  Sorry folks if my link didn't work and thanks Crazy Fool for catching it.
Posted by: warthogswife   2012-12-10 19:08  

#11  Here's a link to the video warthogswife linked to.

Its a hoot.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-12-10 17:38  

#10  I hope those in poverty in the US are not as deprived as those in Australia where they are missing out on stomach reduction for obesity.
A survey of almost 50,000 obese Australians found those living in socially disadvantaged areas on low incomes were less likely to have bariatric surgery than their higher earning, better-educated counterparts.

This was despite evidence that people from lower socioeconomic groups were more likely to be obese.
Posted by: tipper   2012-12-10 16:22  

#9  http://youtu.be/DL-a-r7iJIU

Welfare state in action.
Posted by: warthogswife   2012-12-10 15:45  

#8  And those HH jackets...
Posted by: Steve White   2012-12-10 12:15  

#7  They voted for, re happy with it according to Rasmussen polls, they deserve it.
Posted by: JFM   2012-12-10 11:21  

#6  All the tchotchkes in the world won't make you rich if not getting out of debt and being able to own big things isn't an option.

My _not_ buying a smartphone isn't helping me with the basics of my bad situation. The poor who are buying smartphones may be reacting rationally to their situation, since either way they can't get to the point of owning land or a house.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-12-10 11:10  

#5  A third-world peasant would weep with joy to be offered "poverty" in the US.
Posted by: mojo   2012-12-10 10:44  

#4  Don't forget the 40" Plasma TV and Cable!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-12-10 10:38  

#3  I know I'm preaching to the crowd...but here's a good slogan on poverty for the rest of the world to appreciate: "America, where our definition of poor is obese people with cell phones, access to internet, t.v.'s, air conditioning, and automobiles."
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-12-10 09:46  

#2  FDR era ration books and stamps issued by the gov't (basted upon "needs" of course), appear to be the future. We might as well become accustomed to it and embrace our socialist, single party masters. Property ownership was such a pain in the a** anyway, all those leaves to rake and association meetings.

Posted by: Besoeker   2012-12-10 08:21  

#1  Poverty is not the point---dependency is the point!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-12-10 07:16  

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