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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with poverty

Evidence That the US Is a Failed State - Are You Ready for the Next Crisis; Greed Vs Poverty?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, economy, abuse, greed, wealth, poverty, ethics what are they? )

David
- 30 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Income inequality in the US is now the most extreme of all countries. The 2008 OECD report, "Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries," concludes that the US is the country with the highest inequality and poverty rate across the OECD.
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Americans Are Getting Poorer, and It's Going to Get Worse
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Poverty, Social Injustice )

Ben
- 73 days ago - truthout.org
The early impact of the worst recession since the 1930s pushed median incomes down, forced millions more people into poverty and left more Americans without health care in 2008, according to new annual survey data from the U.S. Census...
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Camp Runamuck: A Glimpse of the East Providence Homeless Community
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poverty, housing, abuse, crime, ethics )

David
- 75 days ago - truthout.org
"The health department came and checked us out and said that since we had a dumpster everything was fine with our kitchen. It was great because the donated dumpster, which is emptied every week, arrived at the same time as the health department people.
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Growing Poverty and Despair in America - Do YOU Care at All? - If Not, Why Not? - But for the Grace of God Go You!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poverty, repression, hunger, homelessness, healthcare, housing, education, human rights, your rights, americans, abuse, crime, economy, government, lies, cover-up, constitution, ethics )

David
- 89 days ago - globalresearch.ca
One in eight Americans (meaning millions) face growing hunger problems, and not just the poor and unemployed. They're "often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet" and have to forego meals at times, even for days. OK?
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Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor? - The Criminalization of Poverty in America
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poverty, homelessness, who cares?, healthcare, housing, compasion, empathy, sick society, do YOU care?, crime, abuse, ethics scandal )

David
- 103 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Maybe we can't afford the measures that would begin to alleviate America's growing poverty, but in defiance of all reason and compassion, the criminalization of poverty has actually been intensifying as the recession generates ever more poverty.
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How Corrupt Is the Economic System of the U.S.A. Today? - VERY! - The New York Times Reveals Sickening U.S. Economic Statistics
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, poverty, reality, crime, abuse, healthcare, housing, education, corporate crime gone wild, greed, money, ethics )

David
- 107 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
At one time the high standards of the American lifestyle were the envy of the world. That day is gone with the wind. A 30 nation survey placed the poverty rate of the U.S.A. only above Mexico and Turkey. The economic gap between rich and poor widening.
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Nightmares Come True for the Neediest
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, california, Gov. Schwarzenegger, rich, class, warfare, greed, lies, corruption, dishonesty, republicans, cruel, abuse, budget, cuts, poverty, poor, disabled, blind, homeless, hungry, sick, elderly, low-income, suffering )

Tom
- 167 days ago - latimes.com
Faced with a budget deficit in the fiscal year starting July 1, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed cutting state supplemental payments for the elderly and disabled down to the minimum allowed by federal law. It would be their third cut this year.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Targets Only Low-Income Californians
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, california, Gov. Schwarzenegger, rich, class, warfare, greed, lies, corruption, dishonesty, republicans, cruel, abuse, budget, cuts, poverty, poor, disabled, blind, homeless, hungry, sick, elderly, low-income, suffering )

Tom
- 175 days ago - californiaprogressreport.com
The governor wants to kick 90 percent of the low-income elderly, blind and disabled clients out of the In Home Supportive Services Program, despite the fact that IHSS saves California taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
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Homelessness Increases Under Bloomberg's Plan
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, homelessness, poverty )

Michaelan
- 595 days ago - michaelannland.blogspot.com
Four years into Mayor Bloomberg's five year plan to end homelessness in New York City, more people than ever spent time in a shelter last year
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Petition: Help Make Economic Opportunities for Poor Women Around the World a Priority!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poverty, women, help women take care of themselves and t )

Karin
- 630 days ago - my.care.org
In honor of International Women's Day, March 8, please take a moment to ask your legislators to co-sponsor the GROWTH Act. Women in poor communities often face barriers that prevent them from actively participating in their countries' economies and from
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America; Decending to 3rd World Status?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: economy, poverty, wealth/poverty class )

Barry
- 728 days ago - opednews.com
How close are you personally to 3rd world status? You may be closer than you think.
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The Prayer Vigil to End Extreme Poverty
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: poverty, Millennium Development Goals, prayer, ONE )

Jonathan
- 731 days ago - prnewswire.com
The Counting Prayer: "The world now has the means to end extreme poverty, we pray we will have the will". What if every person and every congregation offered this prayer everyday, and/or at every service until the Millennium Development Goals are met?
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We Can Change
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'PEACE!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, GoodNews, poverty, sharing, hope, MarshalPlan )

Marina
- 774 days ago - global-commons.org
A different world is possible. To accomplish such a transformation, we must break with old habits and defy the opinion makers about what is and is not possible. This takes authentic global vision, a consciousness .... more
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The Housing Squeeze - By Robert Kuttner
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: housing, dishonest, law, right, tax, credit, homeless, poverty, greed )

Kris
- 961 days ago - boston.com
Federal policy for affordable housing needs to be changed to really help those in need of quality housing. Tax Credit monies leak out to middlemen and wealthy investors looking for tax shelter, and too little is left for the housing.
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