The Poorest Of The Poor In America

[Wyatt earp]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

 

[OldLady]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Dumbas. Poor in America means you have an iPhone 4 and your DVD player doesn't play Blu Ray. This is what much of the world is like, Shitforbrains:
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Oh, Sweet Jesus. Your conception of poverty in this country is skewed, but yes, we feed the babies. OMG. What a horrid picture.

 

[Moonglow]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

Yet your attack left the GOP led Congress that creates the spending bills out...

 

[Wyatt earp]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

Yet your attack left the GOP led Congress that creates the spending bills out...

Remind me again how many budgets did your messiah sign in the past 7 years?

 

[Moonglow]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

Yet your attack left the GOP led Congress that creates the spending bills out...

Remind me again how many budgets did your messiah sign in the past 7 years?

How many have been signed the last two years? Including the one that is about ready for October...And Oblama has never been my messiah, that is a right wing construct....

 

[Wyatt earp]

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

Yet your attack left the GOP led Congress that creates the spending bills out...

Remind me again how many budgets did your messiah sign in the past 7 years?

How many have been signed the last two years? Including the one that is about ready for October...And Oblama has never been my messiah, that is a right wing construct....

Why are you evading the question?


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[rightwinger]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

You forgot about the 85 billion a month free money out of thin air?



Lets refresh your memory shall we?




MAR 6, 2014 @ 10:18 AM16,462 VIEWS
The Federal Reserve Is Enabling Obama Out Of Control Spending

I use economic insight to analyze issues and critique policy.


In the past twelve months the federal government has increased the national debt held by the public by $697 billion while the total debt has grown by $820 billion. Since revenue collected by the government is at record highs, these enormous deficits must be due to spending. Among the many extraordinary measures taken by the Federal Reserve over the past five or so years are several that are serving to enable President Obama and Congress in continuing to spend with little, if any, restraint. If we hope to get spending under control, it would help if the Fed stopped encouraging so much wasteful spending.

Yet your attack left the GOP led Congress that creates the spending bills out...

Remind me again how many budgets did your messiah sign in the past 7 years?

How many were presented to him to sign?

 

[Claudette]

Complete bullshit.

We have the fattest "poor" people in the world. They have to ride scooters through the store while collecting $300 worth of snack food to pay with an EBT card because they can't or won't even walk under their own weight. They drive cars, have cable and houses with AC.

You wouldn't know poor if I pushed you into a street sewer in Bangladesh bed wetter.

I agree and great post.

America has the poorest of the poor?? What a load of horseshit.

Every "poor" American is on welfare so those that work and produce can support their freeloading asses.

A poor American is a millionaire to most third world countries who actually have poor people.

Camp is an idiot.

In our state, no able bodied person without children between 21 and 65 is eligible for any benefits. Maybe SNAP, but our state also requires that person volunteer or work 20 hours per week in order to get those. We have lots of poor and homeless floating from couch to couch, shelter to shelter. Poor as in no vehicle, no coat, no bed. You are wrong.

Good for your State. To bad they all aren't like that but as for the homeless. You are the one who is wrong.

I've actually seen these folks offered jobs only to actually see them turn down those jobs. Why?? They don't want to work. They would rather go to a shelter to sleep, a soup kitchen for food and depend on people giving them hand outs and money. Why work when someone will give you money to not work??

Oh I'm sure there are a few out there who have it hard but there are many more who like their lives exactly as they are.

 

[OldLady]

Complete bullshit.

We have the fattest "poor" people in the world. They have to ride scooters through the store while collecting $300 worth of snack food to pay with an EBT card because they can't or won't even walk under their own weight. They drive cars, have cable and houses with AC.

You wouldn't know poor if I pushed you into a street sewer in Bangladesh bed wetter.

I agree and great post.

America has the poorest of the poor?? What a load of horseshit.

Every "poor" American is on welfare so those that work and produce can support their freeloading asses.

A poor American is a millionaire to most third world countries who actually have poor people.

Camp is an idiot.

In our state, no able bodied person without children between 21 and 65 is eligible for any benefits. Maybe SNAP, but our state also requires that person volunteer or work 20 hours per week in order to get those. We have lots of poor and homeless floating from couch to couch, shelter to shelter. Poor as in no vehicle, no coat, no bed. You are wrong.

Good for your State. To bad they all aren't like that but as for the homeless. You are the one who is wrong.

I've actually seen these folks offered jobs only to actually see them turn down those jobs. Why?? They don't want to work. They would rather go to a shelter to sleep, a soup kitchen for food and depend on people giving them hand outs and money. Why work when someone will give you money to not work??

Oh I'm sure there are a few out there who have it hard but there are many more who like their lives exactly as they are.

Sadly, it's not "a few," but I can see how it would make you feel better to believe that.
You're right that there is a hard core percentage of homeless who choose to live that way. It's not most, though.

 

[Lovebears65]

Obama has been president for the past 8 yrs. What has he done except created more poor people Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

 

[JBond]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

According to the Senate budget committee we spend an average of $60,000 per household in poverty. Try dealing with facts.

Over $60,000 in Welfare Spent Per Household in Poverty

 

[Campbell]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

According to the Senate budget committee we spend an average of $60,000 per household in poverty. Try dealing with facts.

Over $60,000 in Welfare Spent Per Household in Poverty

According to the Census ACS 1-year survey, the median household income for Tennessee was $44,361 in 2014, the latest figures available. Compared to the median US household income, Tennessee median household income is $9,296 lower.

 

[rightwinger]

Obama has been president for the past 8 yrs. What has he done except created more poor people Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

$50 trillion in wealth was generated during Obama's eight years. Very little went to the poor

Want to explain what you believe Obama should have done to get more wealth into the hands of the poor or do you just want to gloat because he was unable to do it?

 

[Campbell]

Obama has been president for the past 8 yrs. What has he done except created more poor people Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

$50 trillion in wealth was generated during Obama's eight years. Very little went to the poor

Want to explain what you believe Obama should have done to get more wealth into the hands of the poor or do you just want to gloat because he was unable to do it?

80% of the manufacturing jobs in America are a thing of the past. It's sad but we're geared up for "not a damn thing!" Robots do what work-a-days used to do:

 

[Campbell]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




.

Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

Another little fact they conveniently ignore:

 

[owebo]

Obama has been president for the past 8 yrs. What has he done except created more poor people Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

$50 trillion in wealth was generated during Obama's eight years. Very little went to the poor

Want to explain what you believe Obama should have done to get more wealth into the hands of the poor or do you just want to gloat because he was unable to do it?

Link?

And printed money does not equal wealth....so be careful with that link....

 

[owebo]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

Your messiah had 8 years to address this problem what happened?




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Unfortunately, our President has little control over the distribution of wealth

He did manage to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, raise minimum wage in federal contracts and expand Medicaid

Attempts to increase minimum wage nationwide and eliminate some incentives directed at the wealthy were of course blocked by Republicans

I love it when Republicans do everything in their power to enrich the wealthy and then mock Obama about distribution of wealth

Another little fact they conveniently ignore:

Is a CR really spending?

 

[rightwinger]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

According to the Senate budget committee we spend an average of $60,000 per household in poverty. Try dealing with facts.

Over $60,000 in Welfare Spent Per Household in Poverty

About what we spend on Prisoners

What do you propose should be spent on the poor?

 

[Campbell]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

According to the Senate budget committee we spend an average of $60,000 per household in poverty. Try dealing with facts.

Over $60,000 in Welfare Spent Per Household in Poverty

About what we spend on Prisoners

What do you propose should be spent on the poor?

Probably not nearly as much as in Europe where each citizen is automatically entitled to a total education and lifetime health care. Hell....Canada is the same and they're next door. That America is the Greatest shit left us with the second world war. Couple that with Republican tax cuts for the rich and that accounts for the borrowed trillions. Republicans aren't very good at math...either that or they're playing a big joke on their kids and grandkids.

 

[rightwinger]

America’s War on the Poor


The poorest of the poor in the United States aren’t just the least wealthy people in this country; they are also some of the poorest people in the entire world. Even though the United States is one of the richest countries in the world, the bottom 1% of our citizens make about the same amount of money as the poor in Haiti, Mozambique and Ethiopia. The difference is that in poorer counties, people can often live on this amount of money. The poorest citizens of the United States don’t just face the social stigma of having to be below Western standards of living — they also can’t afford to feed their families.

If you think the divide between the rich and the poor is growing, you’re right. The incomes of the neediest Americans have risen only minimally during the past two decades. The same amount of people that lived on $15,000 a year or less in 1989 live on that salary today. However, the number of people that make over $200,000 a year has risen by over 60 percent.

The Failure of the Trickle-Down Effect

One of the reasons wages for the poor have only risen marginally in the past several years is our failure to accommodate those in poverty when coming out of a recession. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and similarly-minded politicians spoke of the so-called “trickle-down effect.” What they meant by this was that if you simply took care of the rich, their wealth would trickle down to the lower classes. However, the increasing divide between our rich and poor is proof that this hasn’t worked.

According to the Senate budget committee we spend an average of $60,000 per household in poverty. Try dealing with facts.

Over $60,000 in Welfare Spent Per Household in Poverty

About what we spend on Prisoners

What do you propose should be spent on the poor?

Probably not nearly as much as in Europe where each citizen is automatically entitled to a total education and lifetime health care. Hell....Canada is the same and they're next door. That America is the Greatest shit left us with the second world war. Couple that with Republican tax cuts for the rich and that accounts for the borrowed trillions. Republicans aren't very good at math...either that or they're playing a big joke on their kids and grandkids.

To Conservatives...

Spending money on the Capitalists is.........Patriotism
Spending money on the people is........Socialism