California Is Exporting Its Poor To Texas

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-11/california-exporting-its-poor-texas

Poor America: 7 in 10 Americans have less than $1,000 in savings

http://planetfreewill.com/2016/10/10/poor-america-7-in-10-americans-have-less-than-1000-in-savings/

Nearly seven in 10 Americans (69%) had less than $1,000 in their savings account.

Breaking the survey data down a bit further, we find that 34% of Americans don’t have a dime in their savings account, while another 35% have less than $1,000.

America's Poor Spend 60% Of Their Income On Food & Housing Proving CPI Is Meaningless

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-06/americas-poor-spend-60-their-income-food-housing-proving-cpi-meaningless

For many Americans, the rise in food and housing prices is a tough squeeze. That’s because—even in an era with low overall inflation—low-income Americans spend a disproportionate share of their money on food and housing.

New data from the Labor Department show the extent of the discrepancy. The bottom 10% of Americans, by income, devote 42% of their spending to housing and an additional 17% to food–nearly 60% of their total spending, according to the Consumer Expenditures Survey. By contrast, the wealthiest 10% of Americans dedicate only 31% of their spending to housing and 11% to food–closer to 40% of total spending…

Shocking Austerity: Greece’s Poor Lost 86% Of Income, But Rich Only 17-20%

Greece needs to exit the EU. They are starving their people. The transition won't be smooth, but it's better longer-term.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-20/shocking-austerity-greece%E2%80%99s-poor-lost-86-income-rich-only-17-20

America's Poor Have Never Been Deeper In Debt

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-13/americas-poor-have-never-been-deeper-debt

"Pot-For-Poverty": Bastion Of Liberalism Unveils Free Marijuana For The Poor

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-13/pot-poverty-bastion-liberalism-unveils-free-marijuana-poor

Food stamps: Once associated with the poor, now commonly used among college students

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/food-stamps-once-associated-with-the-poor-now-commonly-used-among-college-students/2012/11/05/36971aee-275f-11e2-b4f2-8320a9f00869_blog.html

If You Want to Help the Poor and the Middle Class, Encourage Deflation

http://www.oftwominds.com/blogsept12/deflation-is-good9-12.html