#Poverty and #SocialInequality

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The Winds of a New Economic Recession Gather Force in the United States

By Ariel Noyola Rodríguez, April 01 2016

…inflation has not increased in any significant way and unemployment has been chronic in more than 30 states of the American Union, with this, the dangers of deflation persist and with this a new recession. 

Housing Crisis, Bankruptcies, Schools, Water: Michigan Struggles Expose Failure of Ruling Class Policies

The #Explosive #Growth Of #Poverty In #America

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

#Economic #Growth and #Poverty in the #ThirdWorld

UN Millennium Development Goals Reveal Mixed Results

By Abayomi Azikiwe

Declining oil and commodity prices impact states in Africa and the Middle East

2015 is the year that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were scheduled to reach certain objectives in the reduction of poverty and the improvement of living standards in so-called developing countries.

In 2000 the United Nations drafted a program to achieve income increases, universal education, gender equality and other forms of material advancements. By this year there was supposed to be substantial gains which could be easily measurable through healthier, liberated and happier people throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America.

In an article published by the London-based Guardian it notes that “The millennium development goals have targeted eight key areas – poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, disease, the environment and global partnership. Each goal is supported by 21 specific targets and more than 60 indicators.” (July 6)

Statistics indicate that there have been improvements in raising household incomes and reducing rates of illiteracy and child mortality. In addition, school attendance for girls and women have increased in various regions of Africa and Asia making a profound impact on illiteracy and abject poverty.

With respect to incomes, it was said that in 1990 nearly two billion people lived on less than $1.25 United States dollars per day. Today the number of people attempting to survive on such an income has decreased

UK child poverty hits 3.6 million

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/25/320480/uk-child-poverty-hits-36-million/

 

Around 3.6 million children are currently growing up in relative poverty in Britain, compared to 2 million recorded in 1969, a new study shows.

According to a report seen by The Guardian, child poverty is now a bigger problem than during the 1960s and Britain is at risk of becoming a place where rich and poor children live in separate, parallel worlds.

The report, which will be released by the National Children's Bureau next week to mark the charity’s 50th anniversary, also warned that child poverty in the UK is causing “social apartheid”.

“Our analysis shows that despite some improvements, the inequality and disadvantage suffered by poorer children 50 years ago still persists today,” said Hilary Emery, the charity’s chief executive.

The study’s findings also suggested that the British government’s efforts to fight against childhood poverty had been falling short and “politicians need to be more ambitious”.

Earlier in June, figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed that at least one in six children in Britain lives in relative poverty.

In 2011-12, 2.3 million or 17 percent of UK children were recorded as “living in homes with substantially lower than average income”. The figure rises to 3.5 million or 27 percent when housing costs are deducted from incomes.

Children are considered to be in relative poverty when their families’ income is below 60 percent of the median after housing costs have been factored in.