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Panorama's Hilary Andersson travelled to Whitney Elementary School in Las Vegas to meet some of America's youngest poor. Children told of going to bed hungry and worrying about their families, while school officials said some children were resorting to eating "ketchup soup".
Originally posted by Taupin Desciple
I just can't help but get the impression that the rest of the world actually see's this as news. As if they think America still is the land of wealth and prosperity. I really don't know what they're trying to prove with this.
Originally posted by ShadowAngel85
Originally posted by Taupin Desciple
I just can't help but get the impression that the rest of the world actually see's this as news. As if they think America still is the land of wealth and prosperity. I really don't know what they're trying to prove with this.
The ignorant people who only follow the mainstream news do think that the USA is still that 'paradise on earth' with rich people everyone, all glamour and glitz.
I once had a discussion with some guy, told him about my visits to the USA, Detroit mostly (for hockey) and he actually thought that Detroit must be a great city with the car industry, the sport teams and after i told him that it's a run-down hellhole with vacant house that crumble down, he wouldn't believe me "That can't be true, USA isn't Africa" he said