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Poor Isn’t Where It Used to Be
Where does poverty live? In the U.S., we think of it existing in rundown rural trailer parks or dangerous inner city neighborhoods. Today Zachary Roth digs into the the rise in suburban poverty brought on by the recession. More poor Americans now live in the suburbs than in cities. That may especially be a problem because “many suburbs may not be as well set up as urban areas are to provide much-needed social services,” he says.
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It sure isn’t but i am enjoying your blog. On my site for land surveyd to help with job whoas for land surveyors across the globe. Doing all I can.. thanks and I appreciate your approach.
Hi,
Your blog topic was very interesting. I’m currently in college and over the past semester I have done research concerning the recession. I addressed how this economic crisis has affected so many people. My main point in this research was to address the fact that politicians seem so out of touch from the true effects of the recession on citizens. It seems as though the Democrats and Republicans are focusing on arguing with each other rather than trying to come up with some sort of solution to this economic problem. In this recession poverty rates, unemployment, and mental distress has increased among Americans. Some economists say the worst is over but so many have lost so much already. I’m glad that someone is focusing on this issue.