"Poverty in America"... mostly rhetoric

Living in a motel, my good man, is not being homeless. homeless is on the street. The posed photo (with the lady with nice makeup by the by) is child abuse because every state has accomodations for women with children.

 

WRONG it just gets Dumb and Dumber
The U.S. Army Lowers Recruitment Standards … Again.
http://www.slate.com/id/2182752/

& The problem of Homelessness occurs upon Discharge

One in Four Homeless are Veterans
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21678030/ns/us_news-military/t/out-uniform-street/

Some advocates say such an early presence of veterans from Iraq and
Afghanistan at shelters does not bode well for the future. It took roughly a
decade for the lives of Vietnam veterans to unravel to the point that they
started showing up among the homeless. Advocates worry that intense and
repeated deployments leave newer veterans particularly vulnerable.

“We’re going to be having a tsunami of them eventually because the mental
health toll from this war is enormous,” said Daniel Tooth, director of veterans
affairs for Lancaster County, Pa.



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Fair enough - - i encourage you to Put me on IGNORE

 

Compared to what I've seen,, these people look quite well off, well dressed (check out the kid's runners) and well nourished. I don't know, maybe the picture doesn't tell the entire sory.

 

Hard Times Generation: Homeless Kids

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20 Orlando Police Steal food from Children,
Arrest 6 MORE for feeding the Hungry [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDD6FtNMpNw"]‪20 Orlando Police Steal food from Children, Arrest 6 MORE for feeding the Hungry‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]



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pov·er·ty (pvr-t)
n.
1. The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.

That is poverty.

The government definition of poverty is an artificial and constantly changing amount of income. Those below that POLITICAL dollar figure are impoverished, according to the govt definition only. Those above that artificial amount are not impoverished, according to the govt.

The first post in this thread shows that the impoverished in the USA are certainly NOT living in poverty. The "poverty" children of the USA have swollen stomachs due to lazy parents and too many McD sliders and fries. Not swollen due to starvation.

US 2011 poverty level for a family of 4 $22,350.00

If we want to get a number of people out of 'poverty,' all we have to do is lower that arbitrary number to $12,000. Presto, Chango, thousands would no longer be in 'poverty.'

If a person makes $24,500.00 in Ohio, he is not in poverty. If he makes the same amount in Alaska or Hawaii, he is in poverty.

 

Your article is 3 and a half years old. Try again.

 

It was a great benefit to the states and I know your leaders at the time knew a rebuilt western Europe was in the political and economic interest of the USA.

 

I am quite confident for the future. We are following the path of the Germans, who have one of the only productive economies in Europe.

 

Why you think things are getting better ?

They began Lowering their standards in 2005 - That's 6 years ago
..................................................They have fully never recovered

Fact is - As recent history suggests
http://www.parapundit.com/archives/003026.html


They will LOWER the standards as LOW as needed in order to hook in
......... the Cannon Fodder that Corporate America's policies require

But the Recruits, will of coarse recieve due regard & honor from our Elite


As is shown by their Pronouncments:
“Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy” -
........................................................... Henry Kissinger



try again?


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A little more Elite inspired appreciation:

"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths ? It's not relevant.
So why should I waste my beautiful mind onm something like that."
.............................................. Barbara Bush

 

The question is: does a productive economy such as Germany's prevent poverty?

Probably not when companies make the most profit when they underpay their workers and governments enable them to do so.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20110719-36385.html

 

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Yet another deep thinking American, who chooses to blame Poverty on Povertys victims
Who Thinks he knows about Poverty, because he knows the dictionary Definition of the word

You believe that – You believe a convenient Lie
that you hope, will absolve you of your Responsibility as a Human Being
…….................... Such bald & perverse effrontery, Simply Exposes you

Fact is – Suffering from hunger is a widespread & presently growing problem
............... Even here in the God’s gift to humanity – The good Old USofA

Hunger In America 2011 United States Hunger and Poverty Facts
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm

Child Hunger Facts
http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/child-hunger-facts.aspx

Wow – Yer a magician – You can make Poverty disappear by simply changing a number
............ You should be able to get a $200,000 a yr. job as a Government Bean Counter

Trouble is, you will find.
Simply putting Poverty on your IGNORE list will not make it go away

Starving the Poor to Balance the Budget is Immoral
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-b...rving-the-poor-to-balance-the-budget-is-wrong

“At a time when billionaires are getting massive tax cuts
and Wall Street profits are sky high, balancing the budget
on the backs of those most vulnerable in America is simply immoral," said Justin Ruben,

EVIL IS SIMPLY A LACK OF EMPATHY​

 

Which has noting to do with the point being made. Our "poor" are middle class throughout most of the world. Our poor tend to eat themselves to death. Our poor use cell phones, even their children. Go to a poor neighborhood and what do you see, an abundance of stores that rent fancy wheels for your car and nail and hair salons where the poor pay discretionary income on frivolous services.

 

Our "poor" do quite well here, they make money off the tax system, they get free section 8 housing, free medical care, free food, own homes, own cars, own cell phones and have discretionary income. In fact it is a job in itself being poor and working the system so that you lead a life that is the envy of most of the world. All off the money of some working stiff who gets up every morning and goes to work and than has to turn his money over to the government to pay for all the things the "poor" enjoy.

 

In what other country is obesity a, if not the, major health problem of their poor?

 

It's interesting that a lot of the cheaper food marketed to Americans, outside of vegetables and a few fruits, tends to be high-calorie and low-nutrition snack food and junk food and fast food. I would argue that current food options in the United States actually would work IN FAVOR of the poor becoming obese.

 

Throughout the West, healthy food is more expensive than heavily-processed industrial, high-calory, foods. Fact.

 

There is all kinds of food at all price levels. Our poor have abundant choices in the food they eat and the availability of the food they eat. And the fact remains our poor tend to eat themselves to death.

Compare that to poverty throughout the world.

 

Facts not in evidence, healthy food is not necessarily more expensive. I can by fresh vegetables and fruits lots cheaper than processed foods.

Our poor have many options in the food they CHOOSE to eat and they CHOOSE to eat a lot of it.

Compare that to the rest of the world.

 

Intellectual dishonesty at it's finest.

 

In general -- there might be an exception or two -- healthy eating is just more expensive than eating unhealthy. That is the case so in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK, the USA, etc.

And not by a little -- healthy eating costs a whopping +1000% more (or: ten times more) than unhealthy eating.

How come you don't know this? It's common knowledge as far as I'm concerned.

There is also an other reason why poor people tend to be fatter. It has to do with time to work out, the cost of e.g. a gym subscription, membership fees, etc... It's not only about the food.

A High Price for Healthy Food

 

Nice that you would post an "EXCUSE" piece from the ultra left wing NYT.

I'm the chef in our house. I also do the shopping. Raw foods are considerably less expensive than processed foods. Even fresh frozen vegetables are less money than processed foods. The only time fresh veggies are expansive is when they are out of season and grody. When in season and large brightly colored and rich looking at the peak of freshness, they flood the market and are cheap.
Maybe in Europe unprocessed foods are expensive, but I very much doubt it as I do go in grocery stores to look around when I'm in Europe. And Farmers Markets abound in Europe.
What fast food has going here is that the lazy azzed mothers can feed that junk to the kids and get back to her soaps or rap music quicker.
Actual, real, fresh food cooking takes too much of her welfare empty time.

 

So "everybody" in poverty is a crack whore with too many kids, that has too many cell phones, a big screen TV w/Xbox and a Caddie in the drive, and let me get this straight, this is all made possible from being on welfare?


Just admit it you hate people who do not meet up to your expectations, abide by your standards & values, and/or are less superior to your own superior intellect. Go on admit it, it's true.

 

Inane response at it's.

As I said compare that to the rest of the world.