Plenglish.com recently reported on an increase in poverty in the United States. I include an excerpt:
A study by the NGO, The Center for American Progress (CAP), revealed a significant increase of poverty in the United States, affecting one out of every eight persons.
The institution reported that 37 million persons in the US live in essentially hopeless conditions, which implies a high cost to society and the government.
According to the source, the immigrant community is the most affected, with levels of poverty among Latinos at 21 percent, very much higher than the eight percent of whites.
I cannot begin to express how disgustingly absurd I see this as. With all the so-called wealth the United States has, why does it have such shockingly high poverty rates?