America's new race to the top -- second place in.....

[HiPointDem]

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child poverty.




source for figures = unicef

http://jhaines6.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/unicef-us-among-highest-child-poverty-rates-in-developed-countries/

[Luminous Animal]

1. Yeehaw! 2nd place to the race to the bottom in the richest nation in the world...

So I've been told.

[WCGreen]

2. I wonder if Lee Greenwood is proud to be an American after digesting this

snap shot of reality...

I doubt it though since it is much more fun and, of course, easier, to just sing sappy songs about being strong and killing people in the name of "safety" for our country.

Fretting about war and bragging about protection reminds me of the testosterone addled adolescent boys reveling in aggressive behavior while mocking out the weakest links...

[Lionessa]

3. Link please for source.

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. That's because of teachers. And their GD unions.

They think they're so smart. Driving around in their GD Yarises and Hyundai Accents. Taking the D train every morning up to to the South Bronx. I guess the #4 train isn't good enough for them.


Now if only we could get cheaper.... ummm, I mean *younger* ...teachers in PS classes we wouldn't be stuck at the bottom on the poverty scale between Latvia and Romania.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. My favorite sign in Wisconsin last year was:

DARN THOSE TEACHERS AND THEIR '93 NISSANS

[silverweb]

5. Pathetic.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]The official source for stats would be helpful, if you have it.

That would be to add authority/credibility when sharing this information with some of our proud "patriots" who need it most.

[Zax2me]

7. Not after nearly four years of Obama -

This smells of RW talking points crap.
Not saying it is, but could be used that way.
The fact is the little bush led us to where we are.

[HiPointDem]

8. tell unicef they are pushing right-wing talking points. not everything is about the election.

child poverty hasn't dropped under obama.

In 2009, in five states over a quarter of all children under age 18 were poor; in 2010, eight additional states, thirteen states total, had child poverty rates above twenty-five percent. Nine states saw their percentage of children in poverty increase by more than 5 percentage points from 2008 to 2010. Between 2008 and 2010, the percent of children in poverty rose: five percentage points in Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Utah; six percentage points in Alabama, New Mexico, and Wisconsin; and seven percentage points in Nevada. In Wisconsin, 19 percent of children under 18 were poor.

http://www.irp.wisc.edu/faqs/faq6.htm

[SDjack]

9. American capitalists -- proud of their national record. n/t