Tag: census
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#econocrash updates: census, collapse, congress & more
census data shows half of US poor or low income* the collapse, death & end of the euro* was the ‘collapse’ of mf global premeditated? a conspiracy theory thought experiment* ex-washington mutual executives settle fdic suit* is netflix a takeover candidate?* update: congress blinks on shutdown; temporary deal averts government shutdown*
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oregon tops nation in food stamp use
from kezi: Oregon has the highest percentage of people on food stamps in the nation. A newly released U.S. Census survey reports 18 percent of Oregonians said they rely on a federal program for food. Food stamp use in Oregon surged 23 percent last year and has doubled in the past four years. Supplemental Nutrition…
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Poverty Rate Rises As Incomes Decline
Amid a still struggling economy, more people in America fell below the poverty line last year, according to new census data released Tuesday.
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7/8 newspurge: walk tall
drugwar: marijuana busts ‘where the money is’ for cops* pot vs alcohol: experts say booze is the bigger danger* national guard troops invading neighborhoods to ‘fight drugs’* video: ny natl guard using gamma ray scanning machines* geopolitiks: obama says israel has right to nuclear capability for ‘deterrence purposes’* saudi king says israel, iran don’t deserve…
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police state updates: secret rooms, secret files
US postal service expands construction of secret rooms* homegrown terrorist threat to be part of national security strategy* document says number of attempted attacks on US is at all-time high* the toronto g20 police state crackdown* toronto gets ‘sound cannons’ for g20* canada: $1b on summit security well worth it* darpa cam spots the ‘non-cooperative’*…



