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After the 2008 financial meltdown, Americans across the country had to find ways to make ends meet. Out of all the people in the country who were hit hard by the recession children might have been hit the hardest. According to a 2011 study by the Brookings Institution, 22 percent of children in America are living under the poverty line, the highest number since 1993.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Jansing & CO," president of the Children's Health Fund, Dr. Irwin Redlener, spoke about the organization sending letters to both the Obama and Romney campaigns, asking them how they would combat child poverty in the United States. Dr. Redlener noted that the organization received a "pretty extensive" response from President Obama in how an Obama administration would handle long and short-term issues relating to child poverty. According to the response from the Obama administration, President Obama supports extending the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, expanding safety net programs and working with disadvantaged communities.
While a response came quickly from President Obama, Mitt Romney and his campaign not only declined to comment, but refused to answer any questions.
Comment: Given the war zone's proximity to Israel, which is massively invested in the illegal organ-harvesting trade, what is the chance that Israel is not taking advantage of 'favorable market conditions' in Syria?
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Very interesting bedfellows, these Syrian freedom fighters (sic) and the Israeli global crime syndicate...