Not enough jobs "saved or created" under his $1 Trillion Dollar Stimulous Program ......
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| Record gains for U.S. poverty expected |
| 2010-09-12 |
[Washington Times] The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack B.O.Obama's watch, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty. Census figures for 2009 -- the recession-ravaged first year of the Democrat's presidency -- are to be released in the coming week, and demographers expect grim findings. It's unfortunate timing for Obama and his party just seven weeks before important elections when control of Congress is at stake. The anticipated poverty rate increase -- from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent -- would be another blow to Democrats struggling to persuade voters to keep them in power. "The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there," Obama said Friday at a White House news conference. He stressed his commitment to helping the poor achieve middle-class status and said, "If we can grow the economy faster and create more jobs, then everybody is swept up into that virtuous cycle." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 They told me that if I voted for McCain, the ranks of the poor and homeless would swell. Looks like they were right. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-09-12 20:19 |
| #11 Goodluck did you miss the memo? It's lives touched |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-09-12 18:04 |
| #10 tw: Impressively few are returning to Mexico, because they are very aware that it is becoming a civil war. Many are terrified specifically of being "thrown across the border", because that is the worst place to be--so much so that Arizona is even offering to fly planeloads direct to Mexico City. (Also because from there it is 1350 miles back to Nogales.) Many would rather barely scrape by in the US, instead of making more money in Mexico. I like to point out that in their last civil war, from 1910-'20, over 900,000 Mexicans fled to the US, and when it was a LOT harder to cross that desert. In 1910, the population of Mexico was a scant 15,000,000. Today, there are a 106,000,000 people in Mexico. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-12 17:15 |
| #9 The anticipated poverty rate increase -- from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent Not enough jobs "saved or created" under his $1 Trillion Dollar Stimulous Program ...... |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-09-12 16:38 |
| #8 Well, as far as Mexican nationals go, I doubt he can claim credit for the profound exodus they are making from Arizona. Yes, but... the question is, how many are returning to Mexico, and how many are moving deeper within the United States? We seem to have a growing problem with illegals here in the Cincinnati area, and I just read that the mayor of Hazleton, PA is going to fight for his anti-illegal ordinances all the way to the Supreme Court, having lost at the appeals level. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-09-12 15:29 |
| #7 Lex made a good comment regarding the definition of what the 'Middle Class' actually is back in August. Lex, if you're out there, I bookmarked this whole thread as the discussion was extremely lively and informative. Check out Lex's comment at Post #45. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-09-12 14:20 |
| #6 Well, as far as Mexican nationals go, I doubt he can claim credit for the profound exodus they are making from Arizona. Some of the neighborhoods are described as half the houses up for sale or rent, and the other half with moving yard sales. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-12 14:13 |
| #5 helping the poor achieve middle-class status by making the entire middle class just as poor as the poor currently are. And 0 is succeeding beyond his wildest dreams. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-09-12 13:24 |
| #4 Expect to see more class warfare talk from the dhimocrats as the election nears. Empty class warfare talk; as far as I'm concerned the Democrats have made their Molotov-Ribbentroff pact with the Class system, especially with the laws and regulations they've enacted to make it prohibitively expensive to employ someone. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-09-12 13:11 |
| #3 It's unfortunate timing for Obama and his party just seven weeks before important elections when control of Congress is at stake. A good dose of reality is seldom ill-timed or unfortunate. Denial remains the steadfast enemy of both reality and truth. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-12 12:26 |
| #2 Expect to see more class warfare talk from the dhimocrats as the election nears. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-09-12 12:10 |
| #1 He stressed his commitment to helping the poor achieve middle-class status... Well, first of all, end the government programs and acts that are helping middle class Americans become poor in ever increasing numbers. The Tea Party is an indication that the alligators are about to reach ass level. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-12 11:10 |