New Census data raise number of poor to 49 million:
The number of poor Americans hit a record 49 million in 2010, or 16 percent, according to new data released on Monday that showed poverty rates for the elderly, Asians and Hispanics higher than previously known. Ref. Source 5
Another face of the U.S. Recession: homeless children:
As her mother sat in a homeless shelter in downtown Miami, talking about her economic struggles and loss of faith in the U.S. Political system, 3-year-old Aeisha Touray blurted out what sounded like a new slogan for the Occupy Wall Street protest movement. Ref. Source 1
It hurts me when our tax money goes off to some country I will probably never see and there are children here in America starving it makes no sense at all. More needs to be put into social reform so people can have their needs met and children in America should NEVER be hungry at anytime!
International Level: Junior Politician / Political Participation: 71 7.1%
Report: New York City's poverty rate broke record in 2010
The report, released on Tuesday, found that the number of the New Yorkers classified as poor in the year increased by nearly 100,000 from 2009, pushing the poverty rate up by 1.3 percentage points to 21 percent, The New York Times reported. Ref. Source 1
Philadelphia woman faces $600-a-day fine for feeding needy neighborhood kids:
A Pennsylvania woman who offers free lunch every day to low-income children in her neighborhood faces a $600-a-day fine next summer if she continues because she did not clear the food giveaway with township officials. Ref. Source 6
Poverty: The New Growth Industry in America
Op-Ed - The reason why so many of these people cannot find jobs is the incredible economic mismanagement by people with names like Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, and Ben Bernanke. Ref. Source 5