Posted on 02/21/2024 12:48:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Over half of New York City residents either live in poverty or are low-income, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy.
The number of people across the five boroughs living in poverty jumped from 1.5 million to 2 million between 2021 and 2022, according to the Poverty Tracker Annual Report.
That 500,000-person increase pushed the poverty rate in the city to 23 percent that year, or twice the national average of 11.5 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
A renting family of four in New York City would stand on the poverty line at an annual income of approximately $44,000 in 2022.
The number of New York City children that began living in poverty skyrocketed that year, the report shows, rising from 15 to 25 percent—putting it well above the national rate of 16.3.
Robin Hood CEO Richard Buery Jr. called the report’s findings “disturbing” in a statement, especially given the steps New York City has taken to reduce poverty in recent years
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I won’t be happy until 100% of NYC’s residents are living in poverty.
They need to move out of their shacks and give them up to South American bandits like their libtard masters commanded them
Yes they do.
Pay any woman who wants $1,000 and give her a free tube-tie. Pay every man who wants #1,000 and give him a free vasectomy.
Also, make it a requirement for receiving welfare.
From devourtours site:
It is particularly challenging to find affordable restaurants in Manhattan, where a meal can cost you an eyebrow-raising sum.
https://www.tripsavvy.com/most-expensive-new-york-city-restaurants-1613415
By poverty they mean only Two flatscreen TVs, limited to one six pack a day except on days that end in “y” etc. The starving children scam to raise funds for NGOs fell on its face for me 60 years ago.
It’s a well documented fact that America’s poor have a higher standard of living than most middle class Europeans.
Bring the illegals, who will take the jobs away from NYC citizens. /s
Tell me about it. The asshats voted 89% democrat last November.
Socialism
Sanctuary City
Soros
NY City is a perfect case-study for leftist corruption, statist, centralized-destruction and the perils of printed, fiat money
Its the world trading center of massive US debt and financialization. It supports multi-billionaires in NY City. But of course, that goes mainly into the hands of connected money-center banks and government cronies.
Yet at the same time, woke government stays in power by pandering to the millions of poor
That’s right. When the wealthy and business flee, this fascist state will fold.
Growing inequality strongly correlates with Democrat local government.
Adams says , SCREW YOU
Unfortunately for citizens of America.
That’s not enough. Send more illegals. When rule of law breaks down revoke New York statehood and restructure it as a republic.
Preferably after all the conservatives flee the city without their voting habits.
That’s right.
So the maggots up on Capistol Hill decided to start importing poverty from all over the world. I knew this was going to happen once the Nazi politicians started “legalizing” drugs.
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