2014: Obama says crime and poverty do not justify an asylum claim
2014: Obama says crime and poverty do not justify an asylum claim
poverty
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
TV reality star had two abortions to “end her family’s cycle of poverty”
by DCG From Daily Mail: Married at First Sight star Jamie Otis has opened upabout having two abortions, stressing that while no one wants to have one, it is a ‘necessary option’ for … Read more
The UK poverty problem is more than a story about austerity
by Shaun Richards Timing can sometimes be if not everything very important and so the release of the UN report on UK poverty by Phillip Alston on the day we … Read more
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON — Wealth, Poverty And Flight: California In A Death Spiral
Insulated coastal elites, impoverished immigrants, and a fleeing middle class California ranks first among the states in the percentage of residents over 25 who have never finished the ninth grade— … Read more
Infuriating Democrats, Trump Plans To Redefine Poverty, Cutting Americans From Welfare
via Zerohedge: The Trump Administration is looking into altering how it determines the national poverty level, which may put some Americans at risk of losing access to welfare programs, according … Read more
Democrats Want To Fight Poverty, But Don’t Value Letting People Work
via reason: Get ready to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne. As the American Prospect reported earlier this month, California—where a highest-in-the-nation one in five people is poor, according to the Census … Read more
World Bank’s Goal of Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 Is in Jeopardy
via MarketWatch: The World Bank’s primary goal of ending “extreme” poverty by 2030 is in jeopardy, said new World Bank president David Malpass on Thursday. At his first news conference since … Read more
Renewable Energy Doubles The Cost Of Electricity and Causes Poverty
by Natura Naturans New Paper: Risk Of Poverty, Lower Incomes, Increased Energy Costs ‘Directly Linked With Renewable Energies’ By Kenneth Richard on 8. April 2019 An empirical analysis using 2005-2015 data … Read more
Are You at Risk of Poverty in Your Country? If You Make This Much, You Probably Are
by howmuch According to the World Bank, 10 percent of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 USD per day. While this threshold is … Read more
The DISASTER Of Minimum Wage Hikes! – Poverty And Unemployment SKYROCKET
Josh Sigurdson reports on the unmitigated disaster that is the $15/hour minimum wage hikes in many states across the United States. As the wages get hiked, enforced by the government, … Read more
“Socialist Paradise” of California Has 20.6 Percent Poverty Rate, Income Inequality Worse than Mexico
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Please subscribe on my new YouTube channel. Don’t forget to support me on Patreon & follow me on Twitter. This channel & website are reader-funded. From The California Paradox: High taxes, … Read more