This post is part of today’s Synchroblog on Serving Others in the New Year “We can’t solve hunger by throwing cans of food at people. We can’t solve the homeless problem by sentencing vagrants to a life of unaffordable mortgage repayments.” I said that a few months ago, as part of our Worldwide Dinner Party. But…
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Last week was a wake up call for Americans on the subject of poverty when it was discovered that poverty had risen to 15.1%. The number of Americans in poverty is the highest since counting began in 1959. The USA poverty line is an income of US$22,113 a year for a family of 4. That…
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