Posted on 10/16/2020 8:05:35 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The number of Americans living in poverty grew by 8 million since May, according to a Columbia University study, which found an increase in poverty rates after early coronavirus relief ended without more to follow.
Although the federal Cares Act, which gave Americans a one-time stimulus check of $1,200 and unemployed workers an extra $600 each week, was successful at offsetting growing poverty rates in the spring, the effects were short-lived, researchers found in the study published Thursday.
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Yes, Comcast, and you helped to make that happen.
bttt
But the billionaires added to their wealth enormously. Curious. I’m sure they all deserve it just like John Galt and so forth ...
And Joe Biden wants to increase that number by extending the lockdown.
As long as they are mostly in California, New York, Chicago etc, I am not losing too much sleep over it. This was a deliberate effort to crush the economy from BeDlasio, Cuomo, Garceti, Whitmer, Lightfoot etc.
Biden’s next talking point, but it won’t work since it was the Democrats who’ve wanted to double down on shutdowns and in many areas they’re still playing this economy killing charade. Democrats will literally destroy anyone to make their political points.
Point of the day.
Democrats will literally destroy anyone.
The democrats were hoping it would be a lot worse than that.
New to poverty this year? Thank a democrat!
This is what communists do when they get in power. Starve the population and reduce the population. Kill the intellectuals and the useful idiots.
Do NOT report that
2019 was the largest decline in the US poverty rate since data was first gathered in 1959
Poverty declined twice as fast in black and hispanic populations as among whites
There, fixed it
This is true for many landlords who cannot collect any rent.
sorosand the demsoc’s are unhappy its not more
hence the plandemic continues
Blue state induced poverty.
Over 400,000 unemployed in Louisiana. That enough for you?
The people that locked down in Chicago Cali NY etc are the same. Liberals.
They sicken me.
We need a new tax on the entertainment industry. A new tax on actors, producers, writers, etc. The new income from that tax could go to help the 8 million in poverty. Obvious that Hollywood is not an essential business and should be taxed like liquor and cigarettes.
Slipped purposely into poverty by the rat politicians locking them down against thier will with a pandemic hoax. We need to hold these bastards accountable
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