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the poverty numbers in that census bureau report for the us yesterday were bad, but this to me was the worst thing in that report...

Posted by xi (aka dmuck) Sep 17 '10, 05:01

"The inflation-adjusted income of the median household�smack in the middle of the populace�fell 4.8% between 2000 and 2009, even worse than the 1970s, when median income rose 1.9% despite high unemployment and inflation."

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hey wait. this might be worse... - xi Sep 17, 05:19 7
- The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 06:15 6
  - While some of the poor fight for the rights of the rich to get richer (which is *baffling*) -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 06:51 5
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      - I can't sum it up in 1-2 sentences why I feel that way - Strongbad Sep 17, 07:43 1
        
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    - Right. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 17, 07:28
    - "But don't forget that most men without property would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich, than face the reality of being poor." -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:13

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