Flint Town shows a systematic problem of poverty and crime that continues thanks in part to a city that is underserved by its police force because its police force is underfunded by its government.
A just-released Census Bureau report offers a glaring look at the dissolving middle class, and the growth of poverty in the United States. A record 46.2 million Americans are classified as being below the poverty level, and more than 49.9 million are without health insurance.. The recession has left millions still struggling and out of work.