1 in 3 Americans “Near Poor”

This is shocking at first, then, not so much when you think about friends, neighbors, and others in your circle.

Times are, indeed, hard.

Here’s an article about the reality of living paycheck to paycheck and just what that means, demographically, for the United States of America. Census data tell the tale.

“Nuff said. I’ll let you read it for yourself here at the New York Times.

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Update 11/20/11: Just came across a related article at CBS News.

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(originally published elsewhere 11/19/11)