the American Dream

Could you live on $833 a month? in Seattle, the average rent is $869 so you'd be a little shy. But that is the amount you need to exist on to be considered poor in America. That in mind, the stat that one in ten Americans live in poverty seems a tad on the low side. It's all in how you define poverty. And the US government says that an individual lives in poverty if they make below $10,000 a year. Or $833 a month.

Keeping in mind the interesting definition, consider this: 20% of Hispanic people, 24% of black people and 28% of single mothers live below the poverty line. In America. Think about that for a second. One fifth of Hispanics (not illegals, because you have to be a citizen to make these stats,) nearly a quarter of black folks and almost a third of single mothers try to make ends meet on virtually nothing. In America.

23 million Americans seek food from food banks annually. 13 million American children wonder where there next meal is coming from. We're spending $720 million a day in Iraq. A day.

Wake the hell up, America. Some 75% of Americans identify themselves as Christian. Are these your family values?