The F Word: Of Breadlines and Banks
source: http://lauraflanders.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/goldman-sachs-beyond-hope-why-those-who-vote...
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President Obama was elected with a large enough mandate for fundamental change that he could forge a fresh social compact, lock in place a new set of mutual obligations and rewrite the relationship between the state and the populace.
Sasha Abramsky's comments in his book Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It (which I'm paraphrasing there) would be striking enough on any day. The need for change is obvious. In 2008 the official poverty line stood at a shameful $10,590 for a single person and $21,203 for a family of four. And according to the Census 37 million Americans were living at or below those numbers. In 2008, 28.4 million Americans were receiving food stamps, a number that's risen 19 percent since today's recession started.
Sasha Abramsky's comments in his book Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It (which I'm paraphrasing there) would be striking enough on any day. The need for change is obvious. In 2008 the official poverty line stood at a shameful $10,590 for a single person and $21,203 for a family of four. And according to the Census 37 million Americans were living at or below those numbers. In 2008, 28.4 million Americans were receiving food stamps, a number that's risen 19 percent since today's recession started.
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