TheCorinthian Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 #1 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 146 million Americans are either “poor†or “low incomeâ€. #2 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 57 percent of all American children live in a home that is either “poor†or “low incomeâ€. #3 Back in 2007, about 28 percent of all working families were considered to be among “the working poorâ€. Today, that number is up to 32 percent even though our politicians tell us that the economy is supposedly recovering... One thing to remember is that if you have NO DEBT and $10 in your pocket.... You are richer than like 70% of all Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 "IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT YOUR ELECTIC BILL Because more customers are installing renewable energy systems such as solar and wind, and energy efficiency measure such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and refrigerator recycling, APS is allowed to implement a new chare to recover a portion of the fixed costs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 One thing to remember is that if you have NO DEBT and $10 in your pocket.... You are richer than like 70% of all Americans. To say that a homeless man with no debt and $10 in his pocket is richer than 70% of Americans is absurd. He would be considered poor if he has no income. For a single person, the poverty threshold is about $11,000 per yr income. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 My salary in LOS might be absurd by US standards, but I owe no one a single penny. That doesn't make me rich, but it certainly doesn't make me poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 One's standard of living is an important consideration. Most Americans may not have a high net worth, but their standard of living, what the consume, makes them very comfortable and richer feeling than most people on this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 To say that a homeless man with no debt and $10 in his pocket is richer than 70% of Americans is absurd. He would be considered poor if he has no income. For a single person, the poverty threshold is about $11,000 per yr income. You're missing the point. 70% or so of Americans have negative net worth. They owe more, may a lot more!, than they have. So if you play the numbers game like the stats Cav posted, you have to look at it from this perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 You're missing the point. 70% or so of Americans have negative net worth. They owe more, may a lot more!, than they have. So if you play the numbers game like the stats Cav posted, you have to look at it from this perspective. Where is your reference for the 70%? You got it ass backward. It's more like 75% with POSITIVE net worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Nationwide Ammo Shortages - For Police! Police departments nationwide are experiencing ammunition shortages, according to the online law enforcement resource, PoliceOne.com Sgt. Chris Forrester of the Greer Police Department in South Carolina told local TV-news channel WSPA-7: "It's never easy to get ammo, but since the tragedy in Connecticut, it's become even more difficult." Forrester says the department began experiencing problems ordering ammunition a little less than a month ago. "You'll call and they say 'sorry we're out,' or 'it's on back order,'" he said. The shortage has forced Sgt. Forrester to rethink quarterly training for his officers saying, "We're having to be more conservative." Typically, officers are required to fire 60 rounds with a rifle but because of ammunition backorders, they've reduced that number to 20, Forrester explained. According to WSB-TV, tens of thousands of rounds are on backorder for departments in Georgia which has forced the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to reschedule training exercises as they scramble for ammo. Chief Terry Sult of the Sandy Springs Police Department said, "It affects our ability to be prepared. It affects the potential safety of the officers, because they're not as proficient as they should be." Jay Wallace, owner of Smyrna Police Distributors in Cobb County, Georgia commented on the ammunition shortage: "There's been more demand for ammunition than there's ever been. We're going to be starting to get very concerned at the six-month level if that's all we have in stock, because then we have to start planning and rationing." Wallace also said that some police departments could wait up to a year for bulk ammunition orders to be shipped. http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/nationwide-ammo-shortages-police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 1 in 3 Illinoisans lives in or near poverty level http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/20601722/1-in-3-illinoisans-lives-in-or-near-poverty-level-report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 New York State now has the toughest gun control law in the USA. It appears guns with magazines over 7 rounds are or will be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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