A quick review of yesterday’s biggest news story in the USA: Well over 51 million AMERICANS are LVIING in POVERTY
A quick review of yesterday’s biggest news story in the USA: Well over 51 million AMERICANS are LVIING in POVERTY
By KAS
THIS is/was OLD-BUT IMPORTANT NEWS!
“Census: 48 Million Americans Now in Poverty
Newly released census data indicates that the number of Americans living in poverty is millions higher than previously known. Under a new revised census formula, one in six Americans, or 48 million people, lived in poverty last year. The census shows a growing number of people over the age of 65 who are struggling in poverty due to rising medical costs.”
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/6/headlines#4
Believe me and David DeGraw, there are even more impoverished Americans than that.
This news from yesterday in the USA is not new “news”. The numbers and undercounting have been going on for years. Check out this older article:
http://pubrecord.org/nation/8281/census-bureau-poverty-drastically/
According to that September 2010 Public Record article, “Let’s revisit the 2008 Census total stating that 39.8 million Americans lived in poverty. It turns out that the National Academy of Science did its own study and found that 47.4 million Americans actually lived in poverty in 2008. The Census missed 7.6 million Americans living in poverty that year.
The question is “How did that happen?”
The Public Record explained, “The Census Bureau uses a long outdated method to calculate the poverty rate. The Census is measuring poverty based on costs of living metrics established back in 1955 – 55 years ago! They ignore many key factors, such as the increased costs of medical care, child care, education, transportation, and many other basic costs of living. They also don’t factor geographically-based costs of living. For example, try finding a place to live in New York that costs the same as a place in Florida.”
Moreover, that older article noted,“So the Census poverty rate increase of 3.8 million people will put the 2009 National Academy of Science (NAS) number at a minimum of 51.2 million Americans. And if the margin of discrepancy is equivalent to the 7.6 million of 2008, we are looking at a NAS number of at least 52 million people for 2009.”
By the way, David DeGraw, who wrote this cited Public Record article, went on to say, “Let’s also consider the staggering amount of Americans – 52 million, roughly 17% of the population – who are currently enrolled in “anti-poverty” programs. Over 50 million are on Medicaid, 41 million are on food stamps, 10 million are on unemployment, 4.4 million receive welfare. Not counted in this “anti-poverty” total are 30 million children enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. Another metric: if it wasn’t for Social Security – note to deficit hawks – 20 million more would be added to the poverty total.”
By KAS
THIS is/was OLD-BUT IMPORTANT NEWS!
“Census: 48 Million Americans Now in Poverty
Newly released census data indicates that the number of Americans living in poverty is millions higher than previously known. Under a new revised census formula, one in six Americans, or 48 million people, lived in poverty last year. The census shows a growing number of people over the age of 65 who are struggling in poverty due to rising medical costs.”
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/6/headlines#4
Believe me and David DeGraw, there are even more impoverished Americans than that.
This news from yesterday in the USA is not new “news”. The numbers and undercounting have been going on for years. Check out this older article:
http://pubrecord.org/nation/8281/census-bureau-poverty-drastically/
According to that September 2010 Public Record article, “Let’s revisit the 2008 Census total stating that 39.8 million Americans lived in poverty. It turns out that the National Academy of Science did its own study and found that 47.4 million Americans actually lived in poverty in 2008. The Census missed 7.6 million Americans living in poverty that year.
The question is “How did that happen?”
The Public Record explained, “The Census Bureau uses a long outdated method to calculate the poverty rate. The Census is measuring poverty based on costs of living metrics established back in 1955 – 55 years ago! They ignore many key factors, such as the increased costs of medical care, child care, education, transportation, and many other basic costs of living. They also don’t factor geographically-based costs of living. For example, try finding a place to live in New York that costs the same as a place in Florida.”
Moreover, that older article noted,“So the Census poverty rate increase of 3.8 million people will put the 2009 National Academy of Science (NAS) number at a minimum of 51.2 million Americans. And if the margin of discrepancy is equivalent to the 7.6 million of 2008, we are looking at a NAS number of at least 52 million people for 2009.”
By the way, David DeGraw, who wrote this cited Public Record article, went on to say, “Let’s also consider the staggering amount of Americans – 52 million, roughly 17% of the population – who are currently enrolled in “anti-poverty” programs. Over 50 million are on Medicaid, 41 million are on food stamps, 10 million are on unemployment, 4.4 million receive welfare. Not counted in this “anti-poverty” total are 30 million children enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. Another metric: if it wasn’t for Social Security – note to deficit hawks – 20 million more would be added to the poverty total.”
posted by Kevin Anthony Stoda at 11:03 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home