Charting Extreme Poverty: Population Living on Less than $1.90 a Day
by howmuch Poverty presses at the core of humanity. We often judge the best of us by the least of us. Most of us already know that much of the … Read more
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2018 Poverty Rate in the United States
www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2018-poverty-rate.html
Socialist Ocasio-Cortez unveils anti-poverty bill that gives illegal aliens access to taxpayer benefits
by DCG Claro que si. From Daily Mail: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is promoting a bill that would make all housing units in the country rent stabilized while giving illegal immigrants access to health … Read more
Liberal utopia of California has the highest poverty rate in the nation
by DCG Los Angeles, CA From Sacramento Bee: California, typically one of the most prosperous and progressive states, is also one of the poorest. That’s according to new data from the … Read more
China’s poverty counties
by k2qogir Data Chart Tool Just a little reminder, with the trade war going on, there are still more than 30 million people in China live with an annual income under … Read more
Why So Many Homeless People? – The Ugly Truth Behind The Poverty
by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with WAM contributor Tim Picciott of The Liberty Advisor about the economic conditions that lead to such an excess in the number … Read more
America’s Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial Setback Can Spiral Into an Inescapable Disaster
by Daisy Luther The problem with poverty in America is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control. I … Read more
CALL TO ARMS? Ocasio-Cortez Says Those in ‘Poverty in the US’ Should ‘Riot’ Like Palestinians
Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez found herself at the center of another anti-Israeli scandal this week; saying Palestinians “have no choice but to riot” and urging Americans to follow suit. “Once … Read more
A ‘tsunami of poverty’ is coming for retirees
From MarketWatch: First the good news: As you know, the stock market has surged for more than a decade. Since the recession low of March 9, 2009, the S&P 500 has rocketed … Read more
Hypocrite: Bernie Sanders, proponent of $15/hr minimum wage, pays his staff poverty wages
by Dr. Eowyn Joel B. Pollak reports for Breitbart, July 19, 2019, that although self-identified socialist and 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) said he supports a federal minimum wage … Read more
2014: Obama says crime and poverty do not justify an asylum claim
2014: Obama says crime and poverty do not justify an asylum claim
VAST Poverty In California! – Homelessness CONTINUES To Skyrocket
Josh Sigurdson reports on the poverty that California faces, especially in areas like San Francisco and Los Angeles. Recently, a San Francisco developer thought it would be a good idea … Read more
One in seven US seniors live in poverty
The elderly will soon make up a third of the population in more than 60 countries, according to the UN. But even in wealthy nations like the United States, many … Read more
How Connecticut’s “Tax On The Rich” Ended: Middle-Class Tax Hikes, Lost Jobs, More Poverty
Authored by Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Suman Chattopadhyay via IllinoisPolicy.org, In the past 30 years, just one U.S. state has adopted a progressive income tax: Connecticut. It made the switch from a flat … Read more
Homelessness jumps 16% in LA; Officials stunned… ‘Unprecedented poverty manifesting itself’… 59,000 LIVE ON STREETS
Number of Homeless People Jumps 12% Across L.A. County to Nearly 59,000 The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12% over the past year to nearly 59,000, … Read more
The Congo Dandies: Living in Poverty and Spending a Fortune to Look Like a Million Dollars
“La Sape” is a unique movement based in Congo that unites fashion-conscious men who are ready to splurge money they don’t really have on designer clothes. Dressing in stark contrast … Read more