Wyh is that in U.S. Severe Poverty Rate at Highest in Three Decades?

Question

The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high as the gulf between the nation's "haves" and "have-nots" continues to widen

http://www.ichblog.eu/content/view/711/1/

Answer 1

I think there are many symptoms, but the illness is globalization. We are putting global welfare a and profit over our own. America at it's best was an overestended counrty in trouble with healthcare, education, poverty, and economics. NONE of this was fixed before we passed things like NAFTA, committed to a war, and allowed the president to write foriegn trade agreements without congressional oversight. A weak man can only carry a crippled one so far...
The global economy subscribes to the corporate theory that you can't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs. The poor workers are those eggs; the rich are the diners on said omlettes.

Answer 2

Because Reagan did away with the tariffs that protected the economic base of the United States of America, thereby opening the door to the destruction of our industrial base by hostile foreign investment conglomerates. No one liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican who has held political office since Ron have done anything to stop the destruction. The Federal government no longer governs the people of the United States, they have long since delegated that responsibility to the State governments. Our elected Federal leadership, in all three branch's of government serve international corporate interests instead of the American public.

Answer 3

Most corporate profits have grown but salaries haven't for a certain amount of workers - those without the skills that are in demand. Education will help those behind to attain a better standard of living.

Answer 4

As the cost of living rises pay stays the same families increase jobs are harder to find in poor neighborhoods. Go to one and ask a child where his or her parents work more than half will say in a fast food restaurant. a lower education bring lower paying jobs.

Answer 5

I live in a small town. Food stamps and welfare are what keep people alive. Jobs are hard to come by and hardly anyone hires full time people so they don't have to pay benefits

Answer 6

And where did you acquire this enlightening statistic? Funny that the liberal newspapers haven't told us about it.