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72% of the poor and 71% of the middle-class believe government policies (fiscal and monetary) have done little or nothing to help them.

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Crushing the Middle Class

By Mike Whitney

The Central Bank and the political establishment in Washington are working hand-in-hand to restructure the economy along the same lines as they would any third world banana republic. And that s the real goal of the current policy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36359.htm



20 Reasons Why Millions Of Americans Under The Age Of 30 Are Giving Up On The U.S. Economy

The recent economic downturn has hit those under the age of 30 the hardest. Today, there are hordes of young people that should be entering their most productive years that are sitting home with nothing to do.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-mad-as-hell-generation-20-reasons-why-millions-of-americans-under-the-age-of-30-are-giving-up-on-the-u-s-economy



Profiting from the Poor: Outsourcing Social Services Puts Most Vulnerable at Risk

In a story most in the media missed, protestors gathered under the dome at the Mississippi state capitol earlier this year to oppose a bill that would allow the state Department of Human Services (DHS) to privatize everything from child protective services to nutrition programs for the elderly.

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/10/12264/profiting-poor-outsourcing-social-services-puts-most-vulnerable-risk


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Disabled Make Do With Scraps From the Aid Table

Samuel Oakford, Inter Press Service: Often the poorest and most marginalized in the world, the disabled, are hurt more than anyone by policies that diminish or ignore the importance of basic, long-term care.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19261-disabled-make-do-with-scraps-from-the-aid-table



Corporate Media s Hidden Wave of Consolidation

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: A historic wave of corporate media consolidation is changing the landscape of America s most utilized news source, local TV news. Media reformers say the consolidation diminishes the public s access to information and, in turn, harms our democracy.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19587-corporate-medias-hidden-wave-of-consolidation



When Outsourcing Public Services to Private Companies Goes Wrong

Mike A. Ludwig, Truthout: A Virginia outsourcing deal pays companies 70 percent of toll revenues lost when the number of carpoolers in the express lanes exceeds 24 percent of traffic. It is one example of failures that can arise when cash-strapped governments outsource public services to private companies that put profit before the public interest.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/20546-when-outsourcing-public-services-to-private-companies-goes-wrong



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