Extreme Poverty Is Now at Record Levels

Extreme Poverty Is Now at Record Levels -- 19 Statistics About the Poor That Will Absolutely Astound You by Michael Snyder

"Tonight, there are more than 20 million Americans that are living in extreme poverty. This number increases a little bit more every single day.

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Those living in deep poverty represent nearly half of the 46.2 million people scraping by below the poverty line. In 2010, the poorest poor meant an income of $5,570 or less for an individual and $11,157 for a family of four."

Following the list of gruesome statistics ...

"Sadly, we don't hear much about this on the nightly news, do we?

This is because the mainstream media is very tightly controlled."

Bill