The Occupy Wall Street Protests that started in September 2011 & and then spread across the nation have highlighted ongoing problems of massive unemployment & income inequality in the U.S. Elected officials, various members of the news media, & even a few of my own friends have mocked this movement. I believe that it is possible to find a different story for every day of the year that answers "Why They Occupy".
Monday, January 23, 2012
Census: Half of Americans are Poor or Low-Income (for 12/16/11)
An amazing 50 percent of Americans are now of low-income. There are fewer middle class Americans according to the U.S. Census and safety net programs such as food stamps and tax credits face cuts, further endangering low-income Americans.
http://news.yahoo.com/census-shows-1-2-people-poor-low-income-054325860.html
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