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#5 According to new numbers that were just released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans living in poverty increased to a new all-time record high of 49.7 million last year.
#6 The number of Americans living in poverty has increased by about 6 million over the past four years.
#7 Today, about one out of every four workers in the United States brings home wages that are at or below the federal poverty level.
#8 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate for children living in the United States is about 22 percent.
#9 Overall, approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be either "low income" or impoverished.
#10 In the United States today, close to 100 million Americans are considered to be either "poor" or "near poor".
Originally posted by FlyersFan
We can blame religious extremists and religious wars sucking up our money in defense programs. We can blame greed. We can blame moochers and leeches. We can blame lack of education and people not being capable of better jobs. We can blame a lot of things ...