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| Meme courtesy of a campaign supporter. |
Artificial turf in a civic vacuum might as well have remained a brown field. We'll have more to say about this in the coming week, but for now, just think about the ways that poverty isn't healthy -- no matter how many parks you build.
Four Ways That Poverty Hurts Americans’ Long-Term Health, by Sy Mukherjee (Think Progress)
... Poverty cuts off vital resources to the poor and places them in an environment of ongoing stress — and that has long-lasting effects on Americans’ general wellness that can be difficult to reverse. Here’s how poverty negatively affects Americans’ health over the long term.
Currently at an alarming 22% poverty rate, nearly one in four of ALL people who live in New Albany live under the federal poverty limit.
ReplyDeleteRight now, with Pillsbury's THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR payroll, New Albany is already 18% under the median household income in Indiana - it will get much worse when Pillsbury locks the door. There are only 36,589 people living in New Albany.
When you see children in New Albany, remember that 1 in 5 of them live under the federal poverty limit.
Their parents need jobs. New Albany needs a plan.