Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The U.S. reached 37 million poor people, 18% children borned poor

August 27, many illegal immigrants that "heaven" of the United States of the poor is increasing, has now reached 37 million. This is the United States statistical agency has released the annual report released figures.

BBC reported today, according to U.S. statistics agency released the annual report, the U.S. has been increasing the number of poor people, in 2006 the poor 36.5 million, and by 2007 to increase to 37.3 million people, do not enjoy medical insurance by about 46 million People.

The report pointed out that the U.S. is the poor standard income of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars is considered poor.

Reported that in the United States, 18 per cent of children living in poor families, 11 percent of adults are poor; particular, the report warned that if over the age of 65 have no access to social welfare services, then this crowd of the poor population To increase dramatically. The report also said the United States is the U.S. southern region of the poorest areas, 30 per cent of the population are poor, the poorest of the Mississippi.

Reported that the U.S. health and medical insurance is a major issue, in 2007, do not enjoy the insurance of the country's total population of 15.3%, or 45.7 million people, the enjoyment of less than 2006 the number of medical and health insurance for 47 million people, Despite a decrease in the number, but the overall number or many. U.S. researcher at the Institute of Boolean office pointed out that "although the situation has improved, but did not fundamentally resolve the issue of medical insurance, and development momentum not sure."

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain that the medical insurance system must be completely resolved. Obama Office also issued a statement saying, "Statistics released the annual report fully demonstrates that the Bush administration's economic policy is a failure." A statement said that "only in 2007, some 816,000 people entered the ranks of the poor, half of them children, , During the administration of George W. Bush, 5.7 million people became poor. "

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