Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Thursday, December 15, 2011
#Occupy4USChildren
*Children make up 26% of the US population, but are 39% of the people who live in poverty (the poverty rate is higher for children than any other age group)
*Every day, 2,660 children are born into poverty
*Children and families are the fastest growing group among the homeless, making up 40% of the homeless population
*One in 50 US children currently homeless
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One of my recent OWS photos:
Yet another unwashed, lazy, and selfish hippie who refuses to do an honest day’s work
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Courtesy of Rick the Cartoonist: