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Post by IncogNITO on Dec 24, 2005 11:15:29 GMT -5
I keep hearing how much better the economy is. How great people are doing. It is all a lie.
This year I help give out over 7000 Christmas dinners so far. Today we will give out in the one group I am working with another 2000 to 3000. 9 to 10 thousand people who could not put a Christmas dinner on their tables. That is up by 20% over last year.
Now these figures are just the group I work with. It doesn't count the thousands of churches who did their own food drives and give aways.
When they talk about people doing better financial this year who are they counting? More people fill homeless shelters then ever before. Food pantries run out of food and money regularly. Yet things are getting better. I say the truth is in the lines of soup kitchen, toy drives and food give aways. The countries financial outlook has not improved it has gotten worse.
May God keep us and hold us up in these trying times.
JMayo
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Post by Goddess on Dec 25, 2005 1:59:19 GMT -5
Amen, JMayo. As Kathy says, figures lie, and liars figure. The stats used for employment not only don't count the actual income a displaced worker is now making, but also doesn't count those who are dropped from unemployment after being receiving it for thier alloted time.
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