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Why Aren't the 50% Living in Poverty Protesting in the Streets?


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2013 Jun 6, 11:44am   13,593 views  60 comments

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http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10268

Thanks for joining us again, Paul. PAUL BUCHHEIT, FOUNDER, USAGAINSTGREED.ORG: Thank you, Paul. JAY: So we've been talking about this piece you wrote about perhaps as many as 50percent of Americans live in poverty. But my question is first of all 50percent of Americans living in poverty know they do. They didn't need to read your piece to know it. And two, you know, these facts are kind of out there, the extent of inequality. Mainstream media reports on it, and as I say, more importantly, people experience it. But people don't--you know, when I say people, most people aren't...

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54   zzyzzx   2013 Jun 10, 12:00am  

It's because people in "poverty" in the US have a pretty high standard of living by world standards.

55   zzyzzx   2013 Jun 10, 12:00am  

Blurtman says

On balance, does mom's vegetable picking and resultant low food prices balance out the costs of schooling and medical care for her seven kids and herself?

No.

56   zzyzzx   2013 Jun 10, 12:04am  

Blurtman says

$20,000 a year is poverty level income.

That's the problem! We need to redefine "poverty" to much lower levels to match what they are in other parts of the world.

57   JodyChunder   2013 Jun 10, 2:27pm  

zzyzzx says

It's because people in "poverty" in the US have a pretty high standard of living by world standards.

They really don't. I was in Havana last month, and believe it or not, it's far less terrifying to be marginalized in that country. I'm not saying it's good, but it's worse here in many ways.

58   JodyChunder   2013 Jun 10, 3:14pm  

I was in Havana, Santa Clar and Cienfuegos. I'd been meaning to get back there since I was a young man. I've just always had a soft spot for Cuba, and more specifically, Cuban people -- honestly, the best people I've ever encountered anywhere on the planet, and Jody's logged some miles.

Wanted to get a jump on things before it opens up and there's a Starbucks on every corner!

59   thomaswong.1986   2013 Jun 10, 6:24pm  

JodyChunder says

Wanted to get a jump on things before it opens up and there's a Starbucks on every corner!

what would life be today with out those US financed Havana Casino's and Hotels from the 1930s and 40s.

60   JodyChunder   2013 Jun 13, 5:54pm  

thomaswong.1986 says

what would life be today with out those US financed Havana Casino's and Hotels from the 1930s and 40s.

I'm not sure what you're getting at here, Tom, but to answer your question in my own estimation: better.

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