The Poor. America's hidden country.

[TheBigotBasher]

At 43.6 million, the population of poor people in the US is bigger than many than that of many first World Nations. Not only poverty ignored, Republicans want to get rid of what few services are offered to them.


World populations:

25 South Africa 49,991,300 July 1, 2010 0.72% Statistics South Africa
26 South Korea 48,988,833 2011 0.71% Statistics Korea
27 Spain 46,152,925 January 1, 2011 0.67% Official INE estimate
28 Colombia 45,945,000 April 21, 2011 0.66% Official Colombian Population clock
29 Ukraine 45,778,500 January 1, 2011 0.66% Official UKRSTAT estimate
30 The poor, USA 43.6 million September 17, 2010 Reuters
30 Sudan 43,192,000 2010 0.62% 2008 UN estimate for year 2010
31 Tanzania 43,187,823 2010 0.62% Official estimate
32 Argentina 40,091,359 October 27, 2010 0.58% Provisional census results
33 Kenya 38,610,097 August 24-25, 2009 0.56% Official census results
34 Poland 38,092,000 mid-2010 0.55% Official estimate
35 Algeria 36,300,000 January 1, 2011 0.53% Official estimate
36 Canada 34,425,000 April 21, 2011 0.5% Official Canadian Population clock

Population stats: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population

More and more Americans are relying on social services such as WIC, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

Republicans in Congress are poised to slash funding to all of these services, they will next use the vote on the debt limit to achieve further cuts leaving those 43 million people with nowhere to turn.

These very people will pay with their lives, often all too literally, for tax cuts for the wealthiest, while those in the middle with face giant tax hikes under the much lauded "Ryan Plan".



For those increasingly disappearing Tea Partiers who decried the "Obama deficits", the Ryan plan will not reduce the debt for at least 40 years. In the meantime, the US becomes a much meaner, poorer place. Unless you are part of that top 1%.

[mrcheerful]

1. Who gave American Robber Barrons their power? The conservatives

Who gave America the war between the states? Conservatives. Who gave America the roaring 20's followed by the great depression? Conservatives. Who were the ones telling the founding fathers King George was ok? Conservatives. Who are the ones who started dismantling everything FDR created? Conservatives. Who was behind the last 30 years of trickle down policies? Conservatives. So tell me what is really new about today's conservatives.

[Kurovski]

2. K&R. (nt)