Complex question as others have

Posted By: said - probably a bit of both..sm on 2005-09-12
In Reply to: Regarding poverty in America... A little survey - SM

but obviously government policy has a direct impact on this. If you give tax cuts to billionaires while cutting basic services such as Medicaid, Headstart, etc., to the poorest what else can be expected?

Excerpt from article in link below:
"But after a decade of improvement in the 1990s, poverty in America is actually getting worse. A rising tide of economic growth is no longer lifting all boats. For the first time in half a century, the third year of a recovery (2004) also saw an increase in poverty. In a nation of nearly 300 million people, the number living below the poverty line ($14,680 for a family of three) recently hit 37 million, up more than a million in a year."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287641

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Regarding poverty in America... A little survey - SM
- It is so much more than A and B. It can't be - fully discussed here...sm
- A combination of both, but mostly A - sm
- Relevant article - Sandy
- Both. Choice A "can" put you there, but so can a major illness, accident, fire, etc. - but..... sm
  - Thank you! Be careful though, - in a minute you will be ....sm
  - THIS economy is doing well, unemployment at 4.9%. Where do you get - the doom and gloom? NM
    - economy doing well? did you ever consider unemployment is lower because after people lose their job - empyMT
      - supposed to be, after people lose their jobs, they are forced to take part-time, lower-paying jobs.. - emptyMT
      - my post did not all post in the subject, my apologies... - emptyMT
    - Well...let's see. In 4 years rent in our area has increased at least $500/mo. - but..... sm
      - You need to move. That is terrible. Bless you. - Gosh
        Why? Except for the rent all the rest is the same everywhere. - nm
        Duh - I'm paying $2.79 for gas and - Gosh
        LOL...do you have a TV? - sm
        You were the one complaining, not me. I was just - Gosh
        Maybe there is a misunderstanding. - but....sm
        Nothing has increased for me except gas and - Gosh
      - Well, all that is true where I live too, but you STILL can't park at the mall - or get a seat in a restaurant. nm
        CREDIT, everyone is living on credit, and from what I see - emptyMT
      - Don't believe the news media (sm) - Peanuts
- e:poverty..opinion from the inside out - MQ'r
  - You made several of my points.. - OP
    - Yes, she lived it. I'm curious though, - she mentioned her parents..sm
      - It's the same old story... - SM
        Amen on babies having babies - MQ'r
        The teenaged girls in my neighborhood are - it's all over the place
- Complex question as others have - said - probably a bit of both..sm
  - A reply... - SM
    - More reading - sm
      - Me again - SM
        You obviously didn't read the - article and have made up your..sm
        This country has.... - SM
        You only read what you want to.. - sm
        OKay, we've got that much. Now what is your solution? - No msg
    - So how do you explain the numbers - in the article? sm
      - The BBC? - SM
        Can't answer the question about - the growing gap between rich..sm
        I don't have sound on my computer.. However, - sm
- I think both, but not as simple as that. - mtathome
- A - INDmt
- Mostly A but - more complex than that
  - Learning to read... - SM
  - ABSOLUTELY. Poverty doesn't just happen. The programs - Yes, I'm from NY
    - I agree with you on here, but why pay someone less because they are poor - no name
- poverty - kks
- A - nm
- Mostly A. - n.m.

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I seriously doubt that type of work is as complex as medical reports.
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