CarverFan said:Yeah, I see the rich getting richer and the poor staying poor....
Then you either haven't been living here for very long or you're blind.
Poverty dropped in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2001-2002, after it reached a record high of over 50%. In 2010, the official poverty level was 12%. Some unofficial estimates suggest that unemployment and poverty levels may be higher.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26516.htm
It might be higher than 12%, but it's nowhere near as bad as 50%. Things have improved here and you don't need statistics to see it.
Philsword said:all they have done is jacked up government spending to a very high and unsustainable levels .
You have a source for that?