In reality, most of America's poor work hard, often in two or more jobs. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Where else but in America can a poor black man like Michael Jackson grow up to be a rich white woman? — Red Buttons Copy Share Image
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
In Obamas America, being 'poor' means having everything the middle class has, just not having to pay for it! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens… — Marquis de Lafayette Copy Share Image
One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America.… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Today there are a huge number of think tanks working on poverty-related issues; there are books written on the topic; and university… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
In America, the poor have been invisibilised, because obviously this model of success that has been held out to the world must… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest health problems facing America's poor is obesity. You know you live in a good place when overeating is… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
