Posted on 01/28/2015 8:03:20 PM PST by Steelfish
AIMEE PICCHI January 28, 2015
1 In 5 American Kids Rely On Food Stamps
America is a global leader on a number of fronts, including having the largest economy in the world. But here is one area where the U.S., given its general affluence, would rather not distinguish itself: It has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the industrialized world.
Even as the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, 1 in 5 children are on food stamps, the U.S. Census said on Wednesday. Before the housing crash, 1 in 8 received federal food assistance.
This dismal statistic reflects how the recovery is failing to reach families at the lower end of the economic spectrum. While the stock market has reached record highs and the richest 1 percent are on a path to own most of the world's wealth by 2016, many American families continue to struggle to put food on the table. The U.S. now has the second-highest rate of child poverty among 35 industrialized nations, according to the Children's Defense Fund, a child advocacy group
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With unemployment at a near all time low of 5. something, how so many kids be on food stamps.
I think we are being grubered.
Well that was odd grammar. Lol.
“1 In 5 American Kids Rely On Food Stamps”
How about “1 In 5 American Kids RECEIVING On Food Stamps”
This shows how successful bh0’s economic policies have been.
My wife grew up that way, as a result, she prefers feed corn over sweet corn.
Our major import is poverty.
Afterbirth of a nation.
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