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If you need reasons to pay attention, ask questions, and demand answers;
here you go:
- In 2003, Child Poverty increased - 12.9 million American children (that's 17.6% of our children) lived in poverty.
- Poverty for all Americans also increased in 2003 - 35.9 million Americans and almost 10% of all Pennsylvanians were poor.
- Pennsylvanians' median income went down by 2.6% in 2003.
- Women's wages continue to lag behind men's - for every dollar men make, women in similar jobs make 76 cents.
- 8.4 million (that's 11.4% of the total) American children have no medical insurance. Pennsylvania was one of 20 states where more families lost health insurance coverage in 2003 - 10% of PA's population went without health coverage.
- 85,198 Pennsylvania families turned to the government for cach assistance through welfare in 2003 (TANF). This is a 6.7% increase for 2003.
- In July, PA lost 2,800 jobs (1,600 of them in manufacturing). Since 2001, PA has lost 160,000 manufacturing jobs.
- As of March, 2005 1,025,750 Pennsylvanians were participating in the Food Stamp Program – 86,968 more than in March, 2004.
- More than 350,000 Pennsylvanians are unemployed, and when they find other jobs, those jobs often pay 30% less and are 25% less likely to have health benefits.
- Of the 50 states, Pennsylvania has the 7th highest home foreclosure rate in the country.