Monday, March 16, 2015

4 numbers that show the US is deeply messed up

http://www.alternet.org/economy/4-numbers-prove-america-deeply-messed-place?akid=12895.294211.ctoed0&rd=1&src=newsletter1033316&t=9


1.138,000 Kids Were Homeless while 115,000 Households Were Each Making $10 Million Per Year

2. The Average U.S. Household Pays $400 to Feed and Clothe Walmart, McDonalds, and Other Low-Wage Workers

3. As $30 Trillion in New Wealth was being Created, the Number of Kids on Food Stamps Increased 70%

4. Despite the Decline in Food Security, the Food Stamp Program was Cut by $8.6 Billion and the Money Paid to Corporate Agriculture

The 2014 farm bill cut $8.6 billion (over the next ten years) from the food stamp program, of which nearly half of all participants are children. Meanwhile, $14 billion is annually paid out to the largest 10 percent of farm operators.   

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