Poverty Rate Jumps
The U.S. Census Bureau found that during 2009 the number of Americans living in poverty increased from 39.8 million to 43.6 million. What do you think?
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Rick McKenzie
Account Executive
“Yeah, that seems about right. Over the past year, I guess there have been a few hundred thousand more street people that I have to pretend not to notice on my walk to work.” -
Annie Watson
Nib Adjuster
“I’m shocked. I thought poverty was something that happened to other countries that systematically obliterated their middle class, but not us.” -
Michael Stapleton
Reactor Operator
“Quick, print another 4.8 million copies of Atlas Shrugged.”
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