Quote of the Day, February 6th, 2013, excerpted from “Hard Times, USA: Would You Consider Thinking Differently About Poverty and Poor and Homeless People?” by Don Hazen on AlterNet:
• Nearly 40 percent of American households — which translates to more than 100 million people — live paycheck to paycheck.• More than 46 million Americans live at or below the poverty level, which is $23,201 for a family of four. That’s $5,800 per person.• 6 million people have no income other than food stamps, which means they are living on $6,000 a year.Can you imagine living on $5,800 a year?
