Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Reality Check: Ten Facts About American Family Finances



#1 Only 58 percent of Americans have a job right now.


#2 Only 56 percent of Americans are currently covered by employer-provided health insurance.


#3 The median yearly wage in the United States is $26,261.


#4 The average American household is carrying $75,600 in debt.


#5 Only the top 5 percent of U.S. households have earned enough additional income to match the rise in housing costs since 1975.


#6 At this point, American families are approximately 7.7 trillion dollars poorer than they were back in early 2007.


#7 The poorest 50% of all Americans now own just 2.5% of all the wealth in the United States.


#8 According to one study, approximately 21 percent of all children in the United States were living below the poverty line in 2010.


#9 Today, there are more than 44 million Americans on food stamps, and nearly half of them are children.


#10 According to Newsweek, close to 20 percent of all American men between the ages of 25 and 54 do not have a job at the moment.

Read the article that explains these facts and view inline links at this url:

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/broke-10-facts-about-the-financial-condition-of-american-families-that-will-blow-your-mind

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