The Invisible Poor of America

POOR THE INVISIBLE OF AMERICA 15.1% in 2010 about 46.2 million of all people lived in poverty IS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO HALF A MILLION CHILDREN SINCE 2007 100 THE NUMBER OF 80 E PEOPLE ON FOOD STAMPS HAS INCREASED BY MAY CURRENTLY BE HOMELESS IN THE US BLE NON-TRANSFeCRIBED BY THE S 40 74% T UNDER CONDITIONS PRES 20 22% IN 2010 ONE OUT OF 6 AMERICANS IS NOW ENROLLED IN AT LEAST IN THE U.S, INCREASED ONE GOVERNMENT ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM ONE OUT OF 6 ELDERLY AMERICANS LIVES BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE IN 2010, MORE THAN THERE ARE NOW OVER **** 6,400,000 A MILLION U.S. FAMILIES LOST THEIR HOMES TO FORECLOSURE AMERICANS THAT HAVE COMPLETELY GIVEN UP LOOKING FOR WORK WHAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE POOR? NO EDUCATION EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, 1.2 MILLION STUDENTS DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 2008, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED 7 MILLIÓN DRUG ADDICTS IN THE UNITED STATES ADDICTIONS IN 2009 27% OF AMERICANS HAVE NO PERSONAL SAVINGS NEVER SAVING MONEY BORROWING TOO MUCH MONEY AVERAGE CREDIT CARD DEBT $15,799 PER UNITED STATES HOUSE HOLD THE UNITED STATES HAS 760 PRISONERS PER 100,000 CITIZENS BEING INCARCERATED STAYING IN A DEAD-END LOW-PAID JOB ILLNESS NOT WORKING AT ALL DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 36 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ON DISABILITY BEING BORN INTO A POOR FAMILY ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE POVERTY RATE FOR A FAMILY OF 4 IS $23,050 THE POOR ARE INVISIBLE.. AROUND 27% OF AMERICANS SAID THEY BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE POOR BECAUSE ONLY ONE OUT OF 10 AMERICANS NAME POVERTY OR WELFARE THEY ARE LAZY, NOT DUE TO ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADDRESS 37% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT POOR AND DO NOT HAVE 49% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE ALL THAT IS NEEDED ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY WHO ARE POOR SAY THAT TO ESCAPE POVERTY IS A GOOD WORK ETHIC POOR PEOPLE HAYE HARD LIVES BECAUSE GOVERNMENT BENEFITS DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO ASSIST THEM 43% OF AMERICANS SURVEYED SAID THEY BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY CAN ABOUT HALF OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SAY ALWAYS FIND A JOB IF THEY REALLY WANT TO WORK THE POOR ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO HELP THEMSELUES OUT OF POVERTY Sources: http://www.npc.umich.edu/poverty/ http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/poverty/ http://www.numberof.net/number-of-drug-addicts-in-us/ http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-23/news/31228384_1_drugs-prisoners-jail http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/great-ways-to-become-poor-and-stay poor.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57435467/report-27-of-americans-think-poor-are-lazy/ http://www.wdtalon.net/opinion/2011/01/10/high-school-students-are-dropping-out-at-an-alarming-rate/ http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/rich-vs-poor-14-funny-statistics-and-14-not-so-funny-statistics-about-this-economic-recovery http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/extreme-poverty-is-now-at-record-levels-19-statistics-about-the-poor-that-will-absolutely-astound-you presented by paydaylöan SINCE 1998 developed by N NOWSOURCING THE CHILD POERTY RATE