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Titolo: chi sono i maggiori riciclatori di denaro sporco al mondo ?

indovina !
http://www.ummah.net/moa-on-line/conspiracies/AMERICAN_JEWS.HTML

Mi permetto di postare un articolo apparso sul sito
della CNN ieri (
www.cnn.com
) a beneficio di quelli
convinti che l'economia americana sia molto
migliore di quella europea.
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Even middle-class Americans have some trouble meeting basic needs
July 9, 1999 Web posted at:  7:14 AM EDT (1114 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Luanne Shirling didn't think of herself as someone on
the
financial edge.  She and her husband had good jobs and not much debt and
were
starting to fix up their house.
But she didn't have health insurance, and she unexpectedly became
pregnant.  She
ended up with complications, a Caesarean section and $20,000 in medical
bills.
Before long, she had missed several mortgage payments and even had to
use food
stamps for a short while.
She's not alone.  Some 49 million Americans -- or 20 percent of the
nation --
had trouble meeting basic needs at least once in 1995.  That includes
paying
rent, mortgages, food and utility bills.
The poorest, of course, were most likely to have trouble.  But many,
like the
Shirlings, are solidly middle class.  And 8.1 million were in families
earning
more than $45,700 a year, the Census Bureau said in a report being
released
Friday.
"We were not really saving when all of a sudden -- bam!  -- this hit,"
said
Shirling, of Warrenton, Virginia, whose family income was about $35,000
--
putting them near the national average.  "I think a lot of people out
there
think they're getting by and doing fine and don't realize how
devastating it can
be."
Nationwide, about 19.5 million of those who had trouble meeting basic
needs had
household incomes in the bottom 20 percent of the nation, meaning less
than
$16,800 per year.  Another 12.2 million were below $30,400.
Living on the financial edge
But 5.2 million people had incomes above $45,700, and another 2.9
million were
above $68,700 -- in the wealthiest fifth of the nation.
Experts explain that many families with healthy incomes are still living
close
to the financial edge, without enough saved for an emergency.  It's
particularly
dangerous for families living in expensive cities or carrying large
mortgages or
personal debt.
That makes them vulnerable to unexpected financial hits -- a layoff or
large
medical bill, for instance.  Or divorce can often push a family into
financial
crisis, with the people who used to pay one rent or mortgage now forced
to pay
two.
The Census Bureau also asked Americans who would help them if they had
trouble.
More than three in four said they expected to get help if they needed
it, mostly
from family and friends.
But only 17 percent of those who ran into trouble actually got help,
mostly from
family but also from government.
Not enough savings
Part of the difference in who needs help may be family stability, said
Census
demographer Kurt J.  Bauman, who wrote the report.  He noted that the
elderly,
who often live near the poverty line, were the age group least likely to
report
trouble meeting basic needs.  But the elderly generally have fixed
incomes and
stable expenses.
The most vulnerable group was children, who are also the poorest
Americans.
Nearly 30 percent of children lived in a family that had trouble meeting
basic
needs.  Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to report trouble than
whites, as
were female-headed families -- all groups that are more likely to be
poor, as
well.
But the report's more surprising findings dealt with those who are not
poor, but
firmly in the middle class or above.
The problem is that many of these families do not save enough money,
said Joanne
Kerstetter, president of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, which
helps
consumers restructure their debt.
"They haven't been taught how to handle their finances.  When any type
of crisis
hits, they don't have savings to fall back on," she said.
An estimated 55 percent to 60 percent of households carry some credit
card debt,
said Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of
America.
Interest payments and fees quickly add up.
"Even small differences can determine whether a lifestyle is sustainable
or
not," he said.  "Eventually it catches up with them."
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Se le dicessero che la cacca di piccione é affrodisiaca Lei ci crederebbe???
luno...@hotmail.com
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Io no, ma non vedo perche' non dovrei credere ad un articolo della CNN sugli
Stati Uniti (che mi sembra molto equilibrato, peraltro)
Gianni

 wrote in message 37877567...@iol.it...
: Se le dicessero che la cacca di piccione é affrodisiaca Lei ci
crederebbe???
:
No, ma al fatto che se l'economia non e' condotta alla stregua di quella USA
( liberismo) ci si ritrova tutti alla fame! ( meno i soliti privilegiati,
certo...)
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ciao grenzo