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pampango

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23. Top 14 countries in lowest child poverty are all European (US is 34th).

Reply to woo me with science (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:22 PM

May 2012

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/05/29/491443/un-report-child-poverty/

The per capita income of the US was $48,387 in 2011, while it was $31,607 for the EU. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita) Despite the US' huge advantage in wealth Europe does much better at reducing child poverty.

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US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse [View all] woo me with science May 2012 OP

If the Ryan budget passes, poverty for both children and seniors will skyrocket! LongTomH May 2012 #1

This is so sad and really proves the statement that this is a race to the bottom. jwirr May 2012 #2

Romania. I hope people stop & think about that. xchrom May 2012 #3

Romania was one of the countries in that United Way ad from the 60s EFerrari May 2012 #4

Don't forget those poor kids in orphanages. Odin2005 May 2012 #6

Odin2005 Diclotican May 2012 #8

When I look at the videos of the neighborhoods in truedelphi May 2012 #18

truedelphi Diclotican May 2012 #25

At the time that you refer to, the Thirties, the nation also had truedelphi May 2012 #28

xchrom Diclotican May 2012 #7

If the President would devote even half the time he devotes to truedelphi May 2012 #19

+1 woo me with science May 2012 #11

We are a 3rd World banana republic. Odin2005 May 2012 #5

America sparkles and shines on corporate TV. woo me with science May 2012 #13

Without the bananas.. girl gone mad May 2012 #14

They had to add Romania to the list of "developed" nations just so there would be Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #9

This video of an Ohio City truedelphi May 2012 #29

USA, USA, USA nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #10

K&R. n/t 2on2u May 2012 #12

It's downright shameful! Wind Dancer May 2012 #15

Go USA, we are #2...that's why we try harder Fresh_Start May 2012 #16

This is an absolute disgrace. Shameful. nt Romulox May 2012 #17

Proud of it, Congress wants more. librechik May 2012 #20

And in Iowa our governor line item vetoed a food bank appropriation. rurallib May 2012 #21

Romania had their own war on women Ilsa May 2012 #22

Top 14 countries in lowest child poverty are all European (US is 34th). pampango May 2012 #23

When we posted this article... AynRandCollectedSS May 2012 #24

K&R! countryjake May 2012 #26

I'm moving to Haiti. deaniac21 May 2012 #27