Ronnell Davis 9th January 2005 |
The United States is the richest country but we still have the second highest percentage of children in poverty. Please explain the reasons for this pathetic stat please. |
tom 9th June 2005 |
The only thing that's ever going to ruin our country is the lack affordable health insurance. It causes bankruptcy and financial hardship for citizens, also hurts businesses. These are minor problems in the whole, but nonetheless are a danger to any nation that claims to have the best treated people in medicine around the world. |
Tomemac 17th June 2005 |
I would think it also has something to do with lower income families having many more children on average than higher income families (which seems a tad irresponsible on their parts).
Another issue could be the large problem of illegal immigration coming over from Mexico (the #1 child poverty rated country accourding to this statistic), they are used to lower incomes at home (Mexico), and therefore accept lower incomes in the US, and on average also have many more children than higher income families. |
Patrick 19th July 2005 |
You need to look at what "poverty" means for each country. For many in the US, "poverty" means cannot aford all of the HBO channels and cannot afford a $150 pair of new Nikes. "Poverty" omits support systems such as foodstamps, subsidized housing, etc.
"Poverty" in the US is not the same thing as "poverty" in, let's say, Brazil. |
benjbenj 19th July 2005 |
Poor Tony. The 'human development index' shows that life in many countries that are part of that 'stodgy Old Europe' is not that bad at all:
1. Norway 0.942 [= stodgy Old Europe]
2. Sweden 0.941 [= stodgy Old Europe]
3. Canada 0.940
4. Belgium 0.939 [= stodgy Old Europe]
5. Australia 0.939
6. United States 0.939 [= soars like an eagle, but failed to reach the top]
7. Iceland 0.936 [= stodgy Old Europe]
8. Netherlands 0.935 [= stodgy Old Europe]
9. Japan 0.933
10. Finland 0.930 [= stodgy Old Europe]
Strange, that 'youthful country in the family of nations' ranks seventh.
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Bil 20th July 2005 |
Where can I find data of foreing investment in the USA? How much capital is getting in the US economy from abroad? Once I heard that 1.5 bil dollar is invested into the US economy from abroad. Is that true? |
Bil 20th July 2005 |
Where can I find data of foreing investment in the USA? How much capital is getting in the US economy from abroad? Once I heard that 1.5 bil dollar is invested into the US economy daily from abroad. Is that true? |
Keith 1st August 2005 |
Above and beyond all else concerning the question of child poverty in America is the question of how you define child poverty. Note that this is measured by how many children live in households earning below 50% of the average household income. Using this standard, the only people who have enough money to raise children are grandparents, as older generations tend to be more wealthy than younger.
Another thing is that as long as you have an economy that is stratified, you will have "child poverty." You could live in a country where your family makes one million dollars a day, but if the average household income is two million dollars a day, you live in poverty.
This method of measurement says nothing about childhood poverty, but is just another stratedgy the left uses to condemn societies that choose to be economically stratified. |
Logan (Ohio, United States) 23rd October 2006 |
We are kind, rational, divoted, helpful and apparently very arrogant and presumptuous folk.
Calling people from other countries jealous isn't exactly helping our image, erol. |
Kevin (US) 6th November 2007 |
Do you even know how it is measured, its an absolute threshold. Why don't you make a budget for a family of 4 now compare to the poverty threshold, could you live on 20,650 a year. |