USA: 30 dollars a week for food, an ongoing challenge
Written by Sandeep Nehra
In a supermarket in Baltimore Cathy Demeroto passes in hand, pays the steak, beans but is peanuts. Too expensive. Eating with Food Stamps (food stamps), an allowance of 30 dollars a week, is an ongoing challenge.
“Could you live with this allowance.” The question is asked in the form of challenge, “Food Stamps Challenge” (Food Stamps Challenge) popularized in the United States by religious organizations as well as by NGOs.
The challenge is met by Mrs. Demeroto, director of an association fighting against hunger, Maryland Hunger Solutions: put themselves in the same situation as the 45 million Americans, a record, with only the allocation of government Federal food.
“We want to raise awareness of the experiences of people in these difficult times, show the importance of this… Continue reading...
Learn MoreOver 20 million Russians live on less than 5 euros per day
Written by Sandeep Nehra
The number of Russians living below the poverty line with less than 5 euros per day increased by two million compared to 2010, more than 21 million, a bad result for power with the approach of parliamentary and presidential elections.
According to figures released by the Russian agency Rosstat statistics, the number of poor was 21.1 million people in the first six months of 2011, 14.9% of the population (143 million), while was 19.1 million over the same period in 2010.
The subsistence level, determining the poverty line was set at 6,505 rubles (150.5 euros) per month in the second quarter. In France, the threshold is set at 954 euros per month.
These poor results are not good news for the Russian authorities to the approach of… Continue reading...
Learn MoreU.S.: Obama asks Supreme Court to validate its health reform
Written by Sandeep Nehra
The administration of President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court of the United States declared to be constitutional reform Medicare enacted in early 2010 to end the use made by certain States against this legislation.
“We know that (the law) is constitutional. We are confident that the Supreme Court will agree. We hope that the Supreme Court will review the case and are confident of winning,” said one close adviser of Mr. Obama, Stephanie Cutter.
The announcement came shortly after two appeals seeking the dismissal of the Act have been filed before the highest court in the country.
These two appeals are asking the High Court to take up the case and to reject the law in its entirety, arguing that the key measure of… Continue reading...
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