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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:14 PM Original message |
30% Of Americans Rapidly Approaching Poverty or are Already There |
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That Is Quite Enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's gonna get worse. |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And our politicans are doing little or nothing about it for the past three decades. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Our politicians have been FACILITATING it for the past 3 decades... |
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That Is Quite Enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "Rome wasn't built in a day" |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I agree with your edit but Clinton brought us NAFTA |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. +1 |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. K&R'd |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. JUST IN TIME FOR A SPENDING FREEZE! nt |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Isn't that |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yes indeed. |
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Oceansaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R...n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. Interesting that the south central valley is |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. Both of my daughters are in that category. Can you hear the shit heading for the fan? |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. And the poverty threshold's defined as $22,050 for a family of four -- |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Really? My husband and I bring home $140,000 a year and we're dead broke |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I understand |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. I don't feel so bad now. I've got plenty of company where I am, it seems. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. This story is badly under reported. |
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Holy Moly (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. the infamous relentless 30% |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. "I know how good Republicans are at harnessing populist anger " |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The thought of Gingrich running for office again |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Running to the Republican arms |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-25-10 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. During the Boosh Admin. $$$ |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. Been trending third world for quite a while now- and on pleanty of other indices, too |
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