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America: Land of the Poor

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As a result, millions of unemployed parents "have little access to means-tested income support programs." A new generation of poor resulted. They include "households with children living on virtually no income."

Children always are harmed most. Since November 2008, those affected increased dramatically at a time safety net protections are way inadequate and eroding.

Demographically, married couples comprised 37% of extreme poverty households. For single females, it's 51%.

About 48% of affected households are headed by White non-Hispanics, 25% by Blacks, and 22% by Hispanics. NPC added:

"Thus, extreme poverty is not limited to households headed by single mothers or disadvantaged minorities, though the percentage growth in extreme poverty over our study period was greatest among these groups."

It also said eroding social benefits are "leaving many households with children behind." They haven't enough resources to get by. TANF and other forced austerity bear most blame. 

Given bipartisan agreement for additional deep cuts, America's most vulnerable more than ever are on their own out of luck because policy makers able to prevent it don't give a damn. 

Cold hard truths reveal what they and complicit media scoundrels try hard to suppress. Growing impoverished millions reflect America's dark side.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed

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