Neo Liberalism and the Economic Rules of Engagement

Forgotten Casualties of the Recession

By ANTHONY DiMAGGIO

"Consistently ignored in reporting on the economic crisis is the dramatic toll it’s taking on America’s children. The prevalence of poverty has expanded dramatically in light of growing unemployment, accompanied by state attacks on social welfare spending that benefits the disadvantaged. Child poverty grew nationally to a total of 22 percent of all children in 2010, an all time high for the last two decades, and an increase in five percent over the last four years. Half of the poor are now classified as in “extreme poverty” – described as living in families earning below 50percent of the poverty line. The percent of children who are food insecure also increased to 18 percent in 2010. This growth translates into an additional 750,000 children nationwide who are malnourished."

Read the rest of DiMaggio's fine article here.

Nothing less than a war on the poor is at hand. Where is the outrage?



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