美国穷人如何生存

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  • Homelessness,hungerandshame:povertyisrampantinther… Homelessness,hungerandshame:povertyisrampantintherichestcountryintheworld.Over40millionpeopleintheUnitedStateslivebelowthepovertyline,twiceasmanyasitwasfiftyyearsago.Itcanhappenveryquickly. ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesfallthroughthesocialsafetynet.InthestructurallyweakminingregionoftheAppalachians,ithasbecomealmostnormalforpeopletogoshoppingwithfoodstamps.Andthosewholosetheirhomeoftenhavenochoicebuttoliveinacar.TherearesomanyhomelesspeopleinLosAngelesthatrelieforganizationshavestartedtobuildsmallwoodenhutstoprovidethemwitharoofovertheirheads.Thenumberofhomelesschildrenhasalsorisendramatically,reaching1.5million,threetimesmorethanduringtheGreatDepressionthe1930s.AdocumentaryaboutthefateofthepoorintheUnitedStatestoday. 这是一部关于穷人生存环境的纪录片。在美国这个世界上最富有的国家,有超过4千万人低于贫困线,比50年前多了两倍。一夜落魄是常有的。穷人只能依靠食品券度日。无家可归的人除了住在车里没有别的选择。在洛杉矶有太多的无家可归者,一些公益组织开始帮助他们造街边小木屋。无家可归儿童的数量也大幅上升,接近150万,这个数字是1930年代大萧条时期的3倍。这是一部关于穷人在今日美国的命运。