Thursday, January 09, 2014

It can happen to any of us

From economist Robert Reich on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/727602150585717"

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as the economy has shifted, poverty is now a condition almost anyone can fall into. Nearly 55% of Americans between the ages of 25 and 60 have experienced at least a year in poverty or near poverty; half of all American children have at some point during their childhoods relied on food stamps. A growing portion of the middle class are in part-time or temporary positions, or contract workers. And two-thirds of those below the poverty line at any given point identify themselves as white.

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