48% of U.S. is poor, low income

[bigrun]

WASHINGTON --

Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2...me-ar-1544928/

[Riot]

It's all the fault of the unions.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

It's all the fault of the unions.

No just some of the blame

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No just some of the blame

You mean like the UAW union, who agreed to invalidate all previous pension contracts, and completely re-worked those agreements to help save the auto industry in this country?

Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

Well, as long as toll booth collectors that are earning $40,000 a year, are not allowed to work an extra 20 hours a week and earn $60,000 a year. Why should they wax luxurious in the lap of their cushy union jobs? Stay poor, you union thugs!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

You mean like the UAW union, who agreed to invalidate all previous pension contracts, and completely re-worked those agreements to help save the auto industry in this country?


Well, as long as toll booth collectors that are earning $40,000 a year, are not allowed to work an extra 20 hours a week and earn $60,000 a year. Why should they wax luxurious in the lap of their cushy union jobs? Stay poor, you union thugs!

Should praise be given for the rescue of an industry that you caused to need rescuing?

At least many UAW workers are skilled labor unlike toll collectors. We could teach monkeys to collect tolls. From the comments made by Alabama Stakes they may already have.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Should praise be given for the rescue of an industry that you caused to need rescuing?

At least many UAW workers are skilled labor unlike toll collectors. We could teach monkeys to collect tolls. From the comments made by Alabama Stakes they may already have.

Wow. You call Somer "witch boy" due to his religion, and you call Alabama Stakes a monkey.

You're quite something.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Should praise be given for the rescue of an industry that you caused to need rescuing?

At least many UAW workers are skilled labor unlike toll collectors. We could teach monkeys to collect tolls. From the comments made by Alabama Stakes they may already have.

You calling my daddy a monkey!!....he was a toll collector...at the bridge in Ohio that led to Waterford Park....25c a pop....had to slip a few in his pocket to make ends meet....

[SOREHOOF]

Originally Posted by Riot

It's all the fault of the unions.

No Riot. It's mostly the people who are crunching the numbers. Read the article again and carefully sift through the bullsh!t. If the "new measures of poverty takes into account medical, commuting, and other living costs" why do the new measures of inflation no longer take into account food and energy costs? It's called Unemployment and it's called Inflation. Economics 101. There is so much Crapaganda in this AP piece I had to see if it was an editorial. People in this article are being called poor who are living pretty good

[Seattleallstar]

Originally Posted by bigrun

WASHINGTON --

Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2...me-ar-1544928/

luckily the make up of this board seems to from middle to upper class, because we all have some disposable income to gamble on the horsies

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

luckily the make up of this board seems to from middle to upper class, because we all have some disposable income to gamble on the horsies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-wMcWv2_w

[RockHardTen1985]

What is low income? What do they consider low income?