Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.
Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.
The findings come as President Barack Obama tries to renew his administration's emphasis on the economy, saying in recent speeches that his highest priority is to "rebuild ladders of opportunity" and reverse income inequality.
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yeah they are staving that's for sure! pathetic!
it's called an education for a reason!
YEP! Starving People. LOL.
Appalachian syndrome.
Is that a pic of the Moose Lodge at happy hour?
Starving NO. Fat and lazy yes. Libtards yes.
Note whats missing? A man. Single women who have no family, home and great paying job with medical are almost always in poverty.
Or unhappy hour.
You could argue that while they may be eating, they're not well nourished. Obesity = malnourishment in wealthy countries
1:02 PM
And what man would marry or stay married to that?
1:02 PM 1:57 PM
She has a guilty look on her face. I think she ate him.
And a USA tattoo on her arm.
Wow. Poor, huh? With TWO refrigerators -- one with ice and water dispenser on the door!
Aren't you libtards glad you voted for Obama. You all created this state of disaster.
3:40 Of course she does, she is a patriot, and no way she voted for the black guy.
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