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US crushing middle class into poverty
An American economist says the country’s middle class population is being pushed further down the scale of economic capability.
“…the income distribution has been severely hurt. It is so badly skewed now that all of the evidence is clear – a very small percent of the population receives almost the entire gain and income increases and the wealth is being concentrated in the top, is extremely...
Food stamp use rises in US
Food-stamp use in the US rose by over 1 million during the past year to a record 47.6 million, or nearly one in six Americans.
According to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Friday, food-stamp use rose 2.4 percent in May, with more than 15 percent of the US population now receiving benefits.
There were about 32 million Americans on Food Stamps when President Barack Obama took...
Over a quarter of US kids on food stamps, under-50s dying young
American health is in decline as new data finds that one in four US kids are on food stamps as of fiscal year 2011 and the younger generation is more prone to death and poorer health levels compared to their counterparts in other developed nations.
Almost 20 million children out of 73.9 million under the age of 18 were in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, in 2011,...
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