"The latest index, which covered the year 2001 (the latest year for which complete statistics were available), showed the social health of the nation taking a steep dive. It was the biggest decline in the index in two decades. And preliminary data for the years since 2001 show the decline continuing, according to Dr. Marc Miringoff, the institute's director.
The categories that worsened in the latest index were children in poverty, child abuse, average weekly earnings, affordable housing, health insurance coverage, food stamp coverage, the gap between rich and poor, and out-of-pocket health costs for those over 65.
Two indicators reached their worst levels on record, food stamp coverage (which correlates with increases in hunger) and income inequality.
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This is really frightening. You'd think it would be covered extensively, especially considering how many new "humanitarians" have come out of the woodwork. |
