Sun Jul 29, 2012, 07:23 PM

Beacool (19,088 posts)

Is anyone watching 60 Minutes?

I'm watching the segment on poverty through tears. How can we have 1 out of 4 children living in poverty in such a wealthy nation? They are focusing on Seminole County in FL, but it could happen anywhere. So many children living in cars, one family finally got help when they were down to one orange and a quarter tank of gas in the car. Heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time.

While politicians fight for power, what about the poor? Who fights for them?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57481907/hard-times-generation-families-living-in-cars/?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel

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63 replies	Author	Time	Post
Is anyone watching 60 Minutes? (Original post)	Beacool	Jul 2012	OP
One out of four children is in deep poverty	Warpy	Jul 2012	#1
I agree.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#7
Not to the same degree though.	Bandit	Jul 2012	#58
Bingo.	Scuba	Jul 2012	#48
I've been saying this for a while.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#63
Yes, it's sad. But isn't this a rerun? I could swear I'd seen that before. Also the Van Gogh segment	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#2
Yeah. Nt	DevonRex	Jul 2012	#3
No, this is a new segment.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#4
They did a whole segment on the truck kids, but this is just excerpts with lots of new material	Stinky The Clown	Jul 2012	#8
The Health Care fight is at least partly for the poor, also all of the young, and middle-&-lower	patrice	Jul 2012	#5
There is no real representation in this country. It is so sad how we are lied to about the socalled	Lint Head	Jul 2012	#6
I think that the American Dream started dying decades ago.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#11
Nice phrase	bongbong	Jul 2012	#19
I would tweek it just a tad	Oilwellian	Jul 2012	#21
I don't know, there may have been a bipartisan effort on that one.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#23
Semi-bi-partisan	bongbong	Jul 2012	#28
I think it died when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.	SunSeeker	Jul 2012	#20
Yes, we can thank people like DLC Hillary....	antigop	Jul 2012	#33
and isn't it amazing how the DLC Hillary supporters are silent about this?	antigop	Jul 2012	#52
crickets n/t	antigop	Jul 2012	#60
The "American Dream" is a myth for....	tex-wyo-dem	Jul 2012	#41
"where you fear both the criminals and the cops"	Stinky The Clown	Jul 2012	#9
Cops routinely harass the homeless.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#10
In most jurisdictions, vagrancy is a crime	Stinky The Clown	Jul 2012	#12
Cities don't care.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#13
If you have HBO- try to catch Hard Times on Long Island	KaryninMiami	Jul 2012	#14
No, I don't have HBO.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#17
I'm from Long Island	onlyadream	Jul 2012	#29
Oh, my!!!	Beacool	Jul 2012	#34
I know people who are living that story	Lydia Leftcoast	Jul 2012	#44
Absolutely heartbreaking.	Sparkly	Jul 2012	#15
For Gawd Sakes,	gael	Jul 2012	#16
You have no idea how any of these people voted.	JoeyT	Jul 2012	#22
Hey JoeyT	gael	Jul 2012	#36
Well the main problem with Republicans is their lack of empathy.	JoeyT	Jul 2012	#42
Our forefathers	gael	Jul 2012	#45
You can't judge a whole state like that.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#24
Oligarchy	gael	Jul 2012	#35
There have not been so many children living in poverty	Curmudgeoness	Jul 2012	#18
Stories like this only make rich Republicans cling tighter to their piggybanks.	reformist2	Jul 2012	#25
The last time "The Poor" were mentioned as a major Democratic Party Issue in campaign 2008....	bvar22	Jul 2012	#26
It's a shame that he ended up being such a weasel.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#27
It is curious that Democrats with moral failings are called weasels and thusly	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2012	#31
Edwards went far beyond the average "moral failing".	Beacool	Jul 2012	#38
Cheated on a wife with cancer. Like Gingrich?	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2012	#54
Gingrich is vile.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#56
And yet he didn't resign for being vile.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Jul 2012	#62
Do you judge Bill Clinton and John Kennedy by the same standard?	bvar22	Jul 2012	#61
Maybe so, but our First Lady is "hot"! nt	Bonobo	Jul 2012	#40
I was very impressed with the young lady and her outlook on life.	Cronkite	Jul 2012	#30
Yes, that was good to hear.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#32
We have a country where the six WalMart heirs control as much wealth as the	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#37
Just as the age of monarchs ended, so will the age of tycoons.	reformist2	Jul 2012	#39
Or that people should not enjoy a life of privilege merely by virtue	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#46
Where are the jobs, Mr. Boehnor?	Major Hogwash	Jul 2012	#43
I watched it.	LeftTurnOnly	Jul 2012	#47
Yeah, pretty depressing stuff.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#50
marking to watch later.	Starry Messenger	Jul 2012	#49
Thank you.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#51
Why don't Hillary supporters hold her accountable for her statements on outsourcing? (Post #33).	antigop	Jul 2012	#53
tapping foot....still waiting. n/t	antigop	Jul 2012	#55
Statistics like "1 out of 4 children in poverty" show me how out of touch I am with reality	aikoaiko	Jul 2012	#57
Yes, that's almost 25% of all children.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#59

Response to Beacool (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 07:27 PM

Warpy (69,181 posts)

1. One out of four children is in deep poverty

because a handful of ridiculously rich men bought politicians and got the laws rigged to become even more ridiculously rich through robbing the rest of us of wages, property held in common, and the services we depend on.

The past 30+ years have been wholesale robbery of the American people. Calling it anything else is disingenuous.

And that's why so many of our children don't have enough to eat.

Is anyone watching 60 Minutes?

1. One out of four children is in deep poverty

7. I agree.

58. Not to the same degree though.

48. Bingo.

63. I've been saying this for a while.

2. Yes, it's sad. But isn't this a rerun? I could swear I'd seen that before. Also the Van Gogh segment

3. Yeah. Nt

4. No, this is a new segment.

8. They did a whole segment on the truck kids, but this is just excerpts with lots of new material

5. The Health Care fight is at least partly for the poor, also all of the young, and middle-&-lower

6. There is no real representation in this country. It is so sad how we are lied to about the socalled

11. I think that the American Dream started dying decades ago.

19. Nice phrase

21. I would tweek it just a tad

23. I don't know, there may have been a bipartisan effort on that one.

28. Semi-bi-partisan

20. I think it died when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

33. Yes, we can thank people like DLC Hillary....

52. and isn't it amazing how the DLC Hillary supporters are silent about this?

60. crickets n/t

41. The "American Dream" is a myth for....

9. "where you fear both the criminals and the cops"

10. Cops routinely harass the homeless.

12. In most jurisdictions, vagrancy is a crime

13. Cities don't care.

14. If you have HBO- try to catch Hard Times on Long Island

17. No, I don't have HBO.

29. I'm from Long Island

34. Oh, my!!!

44. I know people who are living that story

15. Absolutely heartbreaking.

16. For Gawd Sakes,

22. You have no idea how any of these people voted.

36. Hey JoeyT

42. Well the main problem with Republicans is their lack of empathy.

45. Our forefathers

24. You can't judge a whole state like that.

35. Oligarchy

18. There have not been so many children living in poverty

25. Stories like this only make rich Republicans cling tighter to their piggybanks.

26. The last time "The Poor" were mentioned as a major Democratic Party Issue in campaign 2008....

27. It's a shame that he ended up being such a weasel.

31. It is curious that Democrats with moral failings are called weasels and thusly

38. Edwards went far beyond the average "moral failing".

54. Cheated on a wife with cancer. Like Gingrich?

56. Gingrich is vile.

62. And yet he didn't resign for being vile.

61. Do you judge Bill Clinton and John Kennedy by the same standard?

40. Maybe so, but our First Lady is "hot"! nt

30. I was very impressed with the young lady and her outlook on life.

32. Yes, that was good to hear.

37. We have a country where the six WalMart heirs control as much wealth as the

39. Just as the age of monarchs ended, so will the age of tycoons.

46. Or that people should not enjoy a life of privilege merely by virtue

43. Where are the jobs, Mr. Boehnor?

47. I watched it.

50. Yeah, pretty depressing stuff.

49. marking to watch later.

51. Thank you.

53. Why don't Hillary supporters hold her accountable for her statements on outsourcing? (Post #33).

55. tapping foot....still waiting. n/t

57. Statistics like "1 out of 4 children in poverty" show me how out of touch I am with reality

59. Yes, that's almost 25% of all children.