Monday, July 23, 2012

Obama's Theme Song...and other interesting tid bits


Obama moved into the White House in 2009...look what happened.

1.  Canadians are now richer than Americans
A recent study from Environics Analytics WealthScapes examined mean household wealth and found the average Canadian has a higher net worth than the average American: $363,202 compared to $319,970. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  See video here

2.  Study: Older Americans Are Quickly Getting Poorer
According to the study, poverty rates fell for almost all age groups over 50 from 2001 to 2005, but have increased since then for every age group, correlating to the two recessions that occurred during the last decade.
Blacks, Hispanics, and single women face a higher poverty rate than other seniors, with poverty rates for women at nearly double those of men for almost all survey years.  Full story @ MoneyNews.com
Read more: Study: Older Americans Are Quickly Getting Poorer

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