As part of the UP3 (Understanding Poverty to Plan and Persevere) Initiative, PCRC began a 16-week workshop series, "Getting Ahead In a Just Gettin' By World," written by Philip E. DeVol, for individuals living in our community, receiving public assistance, to investigate poverty and establish a plan for stability. This blog establishes the basis of the investigations interwoven with current events.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor for President Clinton, reveals the staggering statistics of income inequality in the United States in Inequality for All. One fact that resonates the loudest with the UP3 investigators is, "400 individuals in the United States hold more wealth than 150 million Americans, almost half of the country's population." Think about that.
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