Sargent Shriver - Maria's father, husband of John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice, was the first leader of the Office of Economic Opportunity - the federal government's War on Poverty'. He also directed the Peace Corps - which I joined. That is enough to explain the utter disconnect I feel about today's Republican Party whose activists cheer when their entire lineup of presidential candidates declares we need less government, not compassionate government. - GWC Off the Charts Blog | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Blog Archive | A Close Look at the New Census Numbers: "Driven by the persistent weakness in the economy, the poverty rate in 2010 reached its second-highest point since 1965, median income declined, and the number and percentage of Americans without health insurance stood at record highs, the Census Bureau said yesterday. The share of Americans in “deep poverty” — with incomes below half of the poverty line — also hit the highest level on record, with data going back to 1975.
Contributing to the high percentage of Americans who have no health insurance was the decline in the percentage of Americans with employer-provided health coverage. The new data also highlight the importance of implementing health care reform, slated to take full effect in 2014."
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