Poverty in United States, the faces behind the numbers

Skybird · 09-19-11, 05:28 AM

It is not just politcal ideology and ideal realities read from papers. There is always faces behind the numbers. I especially am worried about the growing number of "faces" who get hit by cirumstances beyond their control or influence, the victims that are not responsible for fate bringing them down.

Last week it was reported that by official government statistics now every sixth American lives below the so-called poverty-treshold. The number of people living on the streets and having no place to house in, is growing.

It is not much better in parts of Europe, and most obviously in Greece. Here, it is every third citizen now living below that poverty-line. I also hear in a political debate yesterday that Greece' two biggest money-making companies are a bottle-filling company, and a lottery company. Go figure what this means for Greece's chances to ever get back on it's feet. The lack of "economic value added " (="Wertschöpfung der Wirtschaft") is a problem so big that it will cripple any chances for Greece to pay back its debts and get out out of the deep black hole they are in.

Not only in Italy, Spain, Portugal also, but also in parts and metropoles of for example France and Germany, the number of the disowned who have lost everything, is growing rapidly. Most of these before were members of the social middle-class with modest or good material living conditions. Until they lost everything to the banks' products, or lost their jobs - and the spiralling down began.

It can hit almost everybody these days. And we seem to have run out of "safe" havens.

09-19-11, 05:28 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,618 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It is not just politcal ideology and ideal realities read from papers. There is always faces behind the numbers. I especially am worried about the growing number of "faces" who get hit by cirumstances beyond their control or influence, the victims that are not responsible for fate bringing them down. Last week it was reported that by official government statistics now every sixth American lives below the so-called poverty-treshold. The number of people living on the streets and having no place to house in, is growing. It is not much better in parts of Europe, and most obviously in Greece. Here, it is every third citizen now living below that poverty-line. I also hear in a political debate yesterday that Greece' two biggest money-making companies are a bottle-filling company, and a lottery company. Go figure what this means for Greece's chances to ever get back on it's feet. The lack of "economic value added " (="Wertschöpfung der Wirtschaft") is a problem so big that it will cripple any chances for Greece to pay back its debts and get out out of the deep black hole they are in. Not only in Italy, Spain, Portugal also, but also in parts and metropoles of for example France and Germany, the number of the disowned who have lost everything, is growing rapidly. Most of these before were members of the social middle-class with modest or good material living conditions. Until they lost everything to the banks' products, or lost their jobs - and the spiralling down began. It can hit almost everybody these days. And we seem to have run out of "safe" havens. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.