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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 03:56 PM
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Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6
http://news.yahoo.com/census-us-poverty-rate-swells-nearly-1-6-142639972.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poor swelled to almost 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment left millions of Americans struggling and out of work. The number of uninsured edged up to 49.9 million, the biggest in more than two decades.

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cutlassmama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 04:25 PM
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1. The world is in deep trouble
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Bill USA Donating Member (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 06:48 PM
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2. Ain't all this Trickle Down Prosperity great!
Edited on Tue Sep-13-11 06:48 PM by Bill USA


recommmended!

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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 07:03 PM
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3. The crazies out did themselves over at Market Watch
in the comments to this story. Those people are going to burn in hell, for sure.
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Jefferson23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-11 08:20 PM
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4. Hit after hit and needless pain. n/t
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