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[...] it shows that despite(?) the economic upturn, the poor [...]

Not so.
From FAZ
"Der Bericht führt aus, dass bis 2005 die Bruttolöhne gesunken sind und die Einkommensverteilung ungleicher geworden ist. [...]
Das Armutsrisiko für Ältere [poverty risk for olders] ist aktuell berechnet worden. Es ist gering. Ende 2006 haben nur 2,3 Prozent der Alten Grundsicherung bezogen. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, auf arme Kinder zu treffen ist viel größer als die, armen Rentnern zu begegnen."
The report focuses on numbers until 2005. And until 2005 the economy was very weak, wage increases were low, but the stock market soared despite that... I'm not convinced, that this is too telling about now, at least not that the trend is still the trend today.


Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers

by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 05:55:19 PM EST

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