Disturbing increase in Americans living in extreme poverty

[rocks 494]

Typical for the most inaccurate poster on VJ....

Who, you? Yes.

[Ban Hammer 13,554]

let's stop with the taking swipes at other posters.

Edited June 26, 2012 by charles!

[Peter_Pan 661]

You are just like all the other know-it-alls. You have no clue what you're talking about and you refuse to better your inaccurate knowledge, instead you just spout more of your opinions and state them as fact. Read my post instead of scanning the first paragraph.

Really? I point out that Romanian kids have it worse, then you quote a statistics saying the exact same thing. I'm sorry, but that only serves to enhance my know it all attitude!

[rocks 494]

Really? I point out that Romanian kids have it worse, then you quote a statistics saying the exact same thing. I'm sorry, but that only serves to enhance my know it all attitude!

If you had read the post rather than being a know-it-all you would have the answers to these questions. But no, just proclaim your opinion is fact rather than reading them. Typical.

[mawilson 2,133]

The value of the home.

I doubt that, because it's less than 2% in New Jersey - the highest property tax state in the nation.

Property Tax Estimator

[JohnR! 5,495]

If you had read the post rather than being a know-it-all you would have the answers to these questions. But no, just proclaim your opinion is fact rather than reading them. Typical.

IMHO you guys are talking about the same thing.

Everything is relative.

Abject poverty the US standards is different from 'abject poverty' in Romania.

By world standards being poor in the US does not entail as much dearth as being poor in other countries, but that does not sweeten the pot for those who are poor, does it?

Edited June 26, 2012 by Gegel

[mawilson 2,133]

Everything is relative.

Abject poverty the US standards is different from 'abject poverty' in Romania.

Indeed, 'abject poverty' in Romania is nothing like real poverty in South-East Asia

[rocks 494]

IMHO you guys are talking about the same thing.

Everything is relative.

Abject poverty the US standards is different from 'abject poverty' in Romania.

By world standards being poor in the US does not entail as much dearth as being poor in other countries, but that does not sweeten the pot for those who are poor, does it?

It doesn't make it OK at all.

The term "relative child poverty" refers to a child living in a household where the disposable income is less than half of the national median income.

The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,100.

Apparently this is too complicated for some people to comprehend.

I find it very perplexing that this weak argument is that if children die in a country that has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, it doesn't matter because in other countries they have less money? What an empty argument.

In Mississippi, a child dies before his or her first birthday every 20 hours.

This is the highest infant mortality rate in the country. It's OK though, because Romania is poorer? Romania is not a country with the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world. Peter_Pan is pulling a Danno and comparing apples and oranges.

Edited June 26, 2012 by rocks

[JohnR! 5,495]

Indeed, 'abject poverty' in Romania is nothing like real poverty in South-East Asia

Not to mention that real povery in SE Asia is nothing like true poverty in sub-Saharan Africa...

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Not to mention that real povery in SE Asia is nothing like true poverty in sub-Saharan Africa...

so is this like a rhetorical race to the bottom? or a race to the rhetorical bottom?

[rocks 494]

Not to mention that real povery in SE Asia is nothing like true poverty in sub-Saharan Africa...

This reminds me of when someone compared universal healthcare to communism.

[웃 910]

$500? It's 10% here...

10 percent of what?

The value of the home.

I doubt that, because it's less than 2% in New Jersey - the highest property tax state in the nation.

Property Tax Estimator

10%. That would be insane! To put in perspective the mansion that just sold for $42 million in New York has property taxes of $145,000. Not even a half of a percent in property taxes.

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[Teddy B 17,252]

10%. That would be insane! To put in perspective the mansion that just sold for $42 million in New York has property taxes of $145,000. Not even a half of a percent in property taxes.

Although a 10% property tax rate would help to explain the high poverty rate. No wonder all they can afford to eat is potato chips

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

15% of children in Mississippi live in extreme poverty, you should ask them what it means.

Children's Defense Fund - Children In Mississippi 2012

If you would like to read more about poverty, you should read this:

What do you expect, I mean come on your talking about the South. Land of obesity, illiteracy, poverty, FEMA trailers, and people that live on government handouts.

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