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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (36941)7/12/2008 2:45:26 PM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217654
 
Yes, proud of debt paid, became a creditor and now dealing away with our problems.



To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (36941)9/2/2010 4:23:41 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 217654
 
Haim asked me to "compare this with any other European or North American country"

Population below poverty line: 31% (2005) or 63 million

Finally I did:

Poverty in the United States is cyclical in nature with roughly 13 to 17% living below the federal poverty line at any given point in time, and roughly 40% falling below the poverty line at some point within a 10-year time span.