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Millions of Americans are living one paycheck away from the Street.....Living on a Prayer....Today we met for a few moments Henrietta Hughes at Obama's Fort Myers Town Hall....her story touched us...made us cry...Living in her car for over a year with her son....she has been living on prayers...for too long....
( Representive Nick Thompson's wife is now reaching out to Ms Hughes and offering her the use of a home.....the update is over on Watergate Summer....)
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Bon Jovi Acoustic " Living on a Prayer".....
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I keep wondering WHAT will wake up DC, What will make this Crisis Real to them ? It's in DC too....it's all over...Why doesn't the media talk to Depression Experts ? or Economists ? or Paul Krugman ? or hell REAL Americans ?Americans living on the edge, losing their homes and jobs....and young folks pulling out of college, and older folks losing their homes due to medical bills.....It's real and it's happening.....
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I think that's one of the reason's Christina Romer is on Pres. Obama's cabinet. She is a depression expert. She has studied it, written about it, and knows it. They try to quote her and twist her words on it...it was funny the other day when Sam Donaldson did it and Paul Krugman called him on it...lol
Part of the lingering effect of the Protestant Ethic on our culture is the belief that wealth=righteousness, and poverty equals most of the deadly sins (especially sloth). The homeless have little power, so they're very convenient targets for public scorn, neglect, and ultimately invisibility. Many people believe that the homeless are that way because they deserve it.
Yeah, I know it's wrong. But it gos to the heart of your question. Do the Feds know the seriousness of poverty? Of course. Are they motivated to do something about it? Not until many more people are poor. By that time, it could be too late.
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