21 Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
washingtonsblog,com
Michael Snyder, Economic Collapse blog,
What
you are about to see is more evidence that the growth of poverty in the
United States is wildly out of control. It turns out that there is a
tremendous amount of suffering in “the wealthiest nation on the planet”,
and it is getting worse with each passing year. During this election
season, politicians of all stripes are running around telling all of us
how great we are, but is that really true? As you will see below,
poverty is reaching unprecedented levels in this country, and the middle
class is steadily dying.
There aren’t enough good jobs to go around, dependence on the
government has never been greater, and it is our children that are being
hit the hardest. If we have this many people living on the edge of
despair now, while times are “good”, what are things going to look like
when our economy really starts falling apart? The following are 21
facts about the explosive growth of poverty in America that will blow
your mind…
#1 The U.S. Census Bureau says that nearly 47 million Americans are living in poverty right now.
#2 Other numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau are
also very disturbing. For example, in 2007 about one