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Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder

The 2010 Census Report here in the US finds something that is not so surprising for those of us that work with children. There is an alarming growth in child poverty.

Although the Census shows that the poverty rates have gotten significantly worse from 2007 to 2010 in many areas of the country, it doesn't take into account the numbers for this year.  From my experience, those numbers are only getting worse.

The Government and the Corporate Managed Media refer to the US economy as being in a recovery. But in reality the economy is in a depression and for the children it is an economic disaster. 

So while the super Elite are talking about Growth, the children are making gains in poverty.

....Going over just the largest 100 school districts in America, 96 percent saw a growth in children stricken with poverty between 2007 and 2010. That puts over 45 percent of the 54-million school-age children in districts experiencing high poverty.

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, nearly 50 percent of school-aged children are living in poverty, with overall state experiencing an increase in three percentage points in that same span. In the state of Alabama, children 18 and under saw the same surge.

"I've been doing this for eight years, and I don't ever remember seeing this much of an increase (in child poverty rates)," John Johnson of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction tells the Journal Sentinel. "The recession has had an impact on children and their families."....rt

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