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September 17, 2010U.S. Census Reports Poverty Rate Highest Since 1994 | Blue Wave NewsSend by LeanneThis morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 (PDF). The report states that the rate of poverty in this country was 14.3 percent in 2009 ? the [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 19, 2010Capitol Hill Reaction To Poverty Figures Sidetracked By ...Posted by Willian SmithWashington's political class was mostly subdued about the stunning report that poverty had spiked in the past year, reflecting both the public ambivalence toward the [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Poverty Rate RisesSend by Hope YenThe overall poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent, or 43.6 million people, the Census Bureau said Thursday in its annual report on the economic well-being of U.S. households. The report covers 2009, President Barack Obama's first year in [...] Rating:  3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010UN Goal Of Halving Global Poverty Rates On Track, Pushed By ...Posted by Willian SmithUN goal of halving global poverty rates on track, pushed by China and India [...] The Chinese government uses a poverty line of $190 in annual income, [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Poverty Rate Jumped Sharply In 2009, Census Bureau ReportsSend by www.mercurynews.comThe percentage of Americans struggling below the poverty line in 2009 was the highest it has been in 15 years, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, and interviews with poverty experts and aid groups said the increase appeared to be continuing this year. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Local Poverty Numbers Mirror National StatsPosted by Willian SmithNew poverty numbers show a grim picture, a newly released census report shows poverty in America climbed to 14.3 percent. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 19, 2010Poverty Level A Growing Problem In Fort Myers, Cape Coral ...Posted by Willian SmithLEE COUNTY: Nearly 44-million Americans are now living in poverty ? that's one in every seven people. And those numbers are growing particularly fast in Lee County. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010US Poverty Rates GrowSend by [email protected] (US Poverty Rates Grow Friday, 17 September 2010 10:07 Written by By Nico Colombant Government officials, advocacy groups and economists in the Unit [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010WyBlog -- The Trickle Up Poverty Of Obamunism Reaches New HeightsSend by Chris WysockiThe poverty rate in America is now 14.3%, and climbing. A record-breaking total of 43.6 million people were living in poverty across the United States in 2009. The figure is the highest in 51 years of poverty data collection. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Poverty Rate Climbs To 14.3 Percent, 15-year HighSend by www.csmonitor.comPoverty rate: The ranks of the working-age poor climbed to the highest level since the 1960s as the recession threw millions of people out of work last year. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Serving Two MastersPosted by Willian Smithposted by gyma For the longest time, a career in the ministry meant a life of modest means. You and your family were normally at the mercy of the congregation and I doubt many churches provided much more than room and board and a little walking around money. That was then, this is now. The average s [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010More Proof We Can't Stop Poverty By Making It More Comfortable ...Send by IBD EditorialsOn Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson delivered a State of the Union address to Congress in which he declared an "unconditional war on poverty in [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Angela Glover Blackwell: Poverty In Black & White (and Latino And ...Send by Angela Glover BlackwellHow upside down have our politics gotten? Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that those making more than $250000 were "the people who were hit hardest by this recession." [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010NEWS Fox 9 News At 10Posted by Willian Smith10:06 -- 2 men charged with murder 10:08 -- gun club in middle of a town needs to add safety things, people claim they been hit by stray bullets. 10:12 -- SWAT got called in at a hospital shooting, doctor was shot. 10:13 -- ex pres Bush is in the mayo clinic for check up 10:14 -- twins are on a roll [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Causes Of Poverty ? Global IssuesPosted by Willian SmithThe poverty section of the Global Issues web site looks into causes of poverty around the world. Why are poor nations poor? What are the roles of the IMF and World Bank with [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010More Than 15 Percent Of Californians In Poverty | California WatchSend by Joanna LinNationwide, 43.6 million Americans were in poverty in 2009 ? the highest number since the bureau began its estimates 51 years ago. The country's poverty rate was 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent in 2008 and the highest since 1994. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 17, 2010Census: 1 In 7 Americans Lives In Poverty | The Daily Caller ...Posted by Willian SmithNew statistics released Thursday, which cover President Obama's first year in office, are the worst since 1965. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |