Saturday, March 17, 2012

America's ‘Inexcusable’ Indifference to Extreme Poverty -- Frances Fox Piven Speaks

We thought we were being a bit radical by saying the "poor and the super-poor" amount to about 1 in 3 Americans, or just over 100 million peeps.  Now look at this, Frances Fox Piven, noted author in sociology and political science:

"I think the most reasonable estimate is that one out of three Americans are now poor. The official poverty line in the United States is set much lower than it is in other rich countries.."  For the rest of the story, see below link:

America's ‘Inexcusable’ Indifference to Extreme Poverty -- Frances Fox Piven Speaks

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