"Over 1 billion people live on $1 a day, the benchmark of absolute poverty." I found this to be a frightening statistic while I was reading the weekly Economist today.
Think about that: One billion people.
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Could YOU live on $1 a day?
By kelliecor - Posted on April 24th, 2008
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Enslaved--Our American Economy
By Teddyj - Posted on March 21st, 2008
Ok, anyone can simply turn on the TV and hear the poor reports regarding our economy and the Fed. slashing interest rates. The liberal media informs us daily of the grave state of our economy and the usual scape-goat is the housing market. For some reason millions of Americans accept this information as truth. Is it, seriously?
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My Worthless Dollar
By grljduplisea - Posted on November 3rd, 2007
The American dollar is worth 93 cents in Canadian currency. That's embarrassing. Most foreign currencies are totally dominating the dollar and believe me, it hurts--I'm currently living in Edinburgh on money I saved over the summer, and the exchange rate is about $2.15 to one GBP.
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