That's rich: Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record
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Jan 7, 2014 - That's rich: Poverty
level under Obama breaks 50-year record ... A record 47 million Americans receive
food stamps, about 13 million more than when he took office. ...
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Washington Times, no bias there!
Anyway, it's a cold hard fact that wages for the working class have been flat for four decades. Then there's the obscene amount of money flowing upwards due fantastic corporate profits, record productivity and the continuation of flat wage growth. Somebody is getting rich off the flat wages during a time of very good economic growth and counting on the government to makeup the difference for their workers with food stamps.
The GOP could have something about this issue, but even with 76% of the public being for raising the minimum wage, the GOP refused.
The very conservative Cato Institute recently stated that roughly 70% of the middleclassbenefits from minimum wage increases.
good one idiot. that doesnt explain why the richest got richer and the poorest got poorer FASTER UNDER DEMOCRATS than under the Party you accuse of being in the pocket of those rich corporate types
try again.........................
Well genius, most people who are paying attention know that the very wealthy, like everyone else too a big financial hit from the Great Recession. Unlike 95% percent, they have the tools that enable them to make up for their loses by paying super low wages and off-shoring jobs which enhanced their operating costs and bottom line. Translation: More money to line their pockets driving working Americans to food stamps.
It's not that hard to figure out Gomer.
Companies, corporations nor employers are responsible for what you are worth. Only you are responsible for what you are worth.
If you leave high school and decide to get a menial labor job, then it's not the company's fault when you get menial labor pay. Nor is it societies fault because of the choices you have made.
If you get an advanced education and choose a field where there is no work, then it's not a companies fault you made that choice. You could have chosen a field of work where there is a demand for employees.
If you enter the work force and spend your money on cars, the newest smart phone and package, premium cable or satellite service, children you can't afford, an apartment or house outside of your income limit, instead of investing your money, then you decided not to risk your money and instead, use it for entertainment.
We all make choices in life, and companies or corporations have nothing to do with what we choose. You want to complain to somebody about our jobs? Then go to your nearest Walmart and yell at the customers walking back to their cars from shopping.