Poverty Levels Increase in the States

Soaring Poverty Cast Spotlight on 'Lost Decade'

Poverty in the United States has been rising at alarming rates. More than 15% of their population is now under the poverty line. The gap between the rich and poor has widened by approximately 10% this year.

It is no shock that unrest is increasing. As the economic state of America deteriorates a government that promised new jobs for the country is now struggling to deal with the 48 million people, between the ages of 18 and 64, who did not work a single week out of the year.

Lack of jobs is not the only problem; those who have jobs have been hit hard this year as well. Many US citizens have found their income drop to 1996 levels. Minorities in particular have been most affected this year. African Americans are sitting at a 27% poverty rate, Hispanics at 26%, and Asians at 12.1%. Citizens of European heritage however are at 9.9%.

The richest country in the world is slowly crumbling. The gap between rich and poor has made the States very unstable as well. Promises, that were impossible to keep in the first place, are not being kept. Sadly there is no follow through for even realistic promises. It is a strange thing to see the great United States of America falling, world change is sure to soon ensue.