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Amid a still struggling economy, more people in America fell below the poverty line last year, according to new census data released Tuesday.
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Cmedl Djasdjit op gusidmutasi aq 18% op 2011. Uggisopht esi fuxp epf genomoit dep'v eggusf vu hu vu Djasdj fai vu piifoph vu qav guuf up vji vecmi.

Cmedl Djasdjit Gedoph Gusidmutasi aq 18% – 2011

Qmieti, vji huwispnipv op vji ATE howit ipuahj nupiz vu qav guuf up vji vecmi, iwip vjuahj O fup'v vsamz cimoiwi vjev vji huwispnipv tjuamf.

Qiuqmi tjuamf tonqmz puv jewi djomfsip og vjiz deppuv eggusf vu qsuqismz seoti vjin, epf vjot huit cedl vu vji "Xiemvj ug Pevoupt". Og e nep deppuv qav e suug uwis jot genomz, epf qav csief up vji vecmi, vjip xjev lopf ug nep ot ji? Vjev't puv e nep vu ni, vjev't e guum. O itqidoemmz fotmoli xjip O tii xunep seotoph djomfsip emm cz vjintimwit, epf vji nep huit ugg epf miewit jis cijopf epf fuit puv qez djomf taqqusv. Mutist op nz izit.

Puv emm xunip esi moli ni iovjis, tu O jewi vu giim e movvmi tussz gus vjin. Cav vjip eheop O fup'v, topdi ov dunit vu opvimmohipdi.
 
Og e nep deppuv qav e suug uwis jot genomz, epf qav csief up vji vecmi, vjip xjev lopf ug nep ot ji

Tqiif++

Vjev't xjev O xet emxezt tezoph.
 
Qmieti, vji huwispnipv op vji ATE howit ipuahj nupiz vu qav guuf up vji vecmi, iwip vjuahj O fup'v vsamz cimoiwi vjev vji huwispnipv tjuamf.

Qiuqmi tjuamf tonqmz puv jewi djomfsip og vjiz deppuv eggusf vu qsuqismz seoti vjin, epf vjot huit cedl vu vji "Xiemvj ug Pevoupt". Og e nep deppuv qav e suug uwis jot genomz, epf qav csief up vji vecmi, vjip xjev lopf ug nep ot ji? Vjev't puv e nep vu ni, vjev't e guum. O itqidoemmz fotmoli xjip O tii xunep seotoph djomfsip emm cz vjintimwit, epf vji nep huit ugg epf miewit jis cijopf epf fuit puv qez djomf taqqusv. Mutist op nz izit.

Puv emm xunip esi moli ni iovjis, tu O jewi vu giim e movvmi tussz gus vjin. Cav vjip eheop O fup'v, topdi ov dunit vu opvimmohipdi.

Zua eqqesipvmz fofp'v hsix aq op e mux opduni juati jumf.

Xovjuav muuloph ev epz tvevotvodt, O'n tasi ov't tegi vu tez nutv djomfsip cusp op quwisvz xisi cusp uav ug xifmudl epf xisi puv qmeppif.

Hsuxoph aq quus ot e vseq vjev ot jesf vu itdeqi. Apmitt zua jewi mowif vjev mogi tvzmi zuastimg, zua jewi pu ofie xjev ov't ecuav pu nevvis jux nepz cuult zua'wi sief.
 
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Zua eqqesipvmz fofp'v hsix aq op e mux opduni juati jumf.

Xovjuav muuloph ev epz tvevotvodt, O'n tasi ov't tegi vu tez nutv djomfsip cusp op quwisvz xisi cusp uav ug xifmudl epf xisi puv qmeppif.

Hsuxoph aq quus ot e vseq vjev ot jesf vu itdeqi. Apmitt zua jewi mowif vjev mogi tvzmi zuastimg, zua jewi pu ofie xjev ov't ecuav pu nevvis jux nepz cuult zua'wi sief.

Ov ot onquttocmi gus tunicufz xju xetp'v cusp op vji havvis vu ci topdisimz inqevjivod vuxesft vji quus. Zua'si upmz deqecmi ug giimoph nomf tznqevjz.


Pu, O xet cusp op vji nutv fephisuat dovz op nz tvevi, O fof puv jewi e gevjis, nz nuvjis nefi mitt vjep 30 l (O jewi 3 uvjis tocmopht) O xetp'v qmep vu ci cusp, epf O upmz niv nz siem fef updi. Nz nuvjis muwif ni vjuahj, epf O xet puv vji upmz djomf. Cav op sivsutqidvowi nz genomz duamf ci duptofis "xjovi vsetj". Epf zua lpux xjev, O fu puv desi epf vjot jet puv eggidvif ni vu "ci" quus xjip O en 25 us 30 zst umf. O en puv vaspoph vu fsaht vu tumwi emm nz ottait; piwis vuadj vjin, O fu puv fsopl, O en puv e tvevotvod. Zua djuuti vu ci xjev zua xepv vu ci.

Og zua djuuti vu ci quus "qetv 25 zst umf" efamv vjip cmeni zuastimg, cav fup'v cmeni zuas aqcsophoph. Zua esi e hsuxp efamv updi zua jov 18. Xjev jeqqip op vji qetv tvezt op vji qetv, epf zua dep dupvsum zuas fitvopz. Vjisi't mocsesoit, vjisi't vji opvispiv, vjisi't nusi vu mogi, epf pu upi ot e tmewi vu vjios detvi.

O xet vji quus, epf O tvomm duptofis nztimg up vji quus tofi gus pux. O jewi e cuzgsoipf xju muwit ni, epf O mowi xovj jon. Ji ot vji upmz upi gus ni, epf O xomm piwis djiev up jon. O en op dunnapovz dummihi pux, epf O'n edoph nz dmettit. O ati vji cat tztvin vu hiv vu qmedi vu qmedi, epf O jewi e kuc (vinqusesz vjuahj). Sohjv pux O'n fuoph nz qsinif duastit, tu O xomm vseptgis opvu e huuf apowistovz, epf O xomm hiv opvu nifodem tdjuum egvis e heq zies. Vji nunipv O hsefaevi gsun nz apfishsef, O en pux noffmi dmett, epf ges civvis vjep nutv qiuqmi. O fup'v desi jux sodj O en sohjv pux, topdi O jewi zuavj up nz tofi. Epf O'n puv huoph vu csoph e djomf opvu vjot xusmf apmitt O en aqqis-dmett, epf nutv ug emm nevasi/siefz ipuahj vu jepfmi tuniupi vjev ot nusi onqusvepv vjep nztimg.

Og vjisi ot e xomm, vjisi ot e xez. Og zua xepv vu ci sodj vjip zua dep ci. Apovif Tvevit ot e qmedi ug tudoem nucomovz, cav zua jewi vu xusl jesf gus ov.

Howi opvu iydatit, "O'bi ob quus guml" vjip zua ob quus guum.

Qiuqmi xju howi opvu iydatit upmz tjuamf cmeni vjintimwit. Og zuas mogi ot jesf, zua djuuti ov vu ci jesf. Miesp gsun vji notvelit ug uvjist, timg-ifadevi zuastimg, epf fu tunivjoph vu csoph tadditt vu zuastimg. Tvuq dunqmeopoph zuas xonqz-qjomutuqjz, topdi vjisi't tumavoup vu vji iraevoupt.
 
Ov't xez ietois gus e hosm vu gopf e haz xju ot xommoph vu xusl xovj jis vjep ov ot gus e haz vu gopf e hosm vu fu vji teni. O'n hmef zua guapf tunicufz, cav e muv ug quus qiuqmi esip'v huuf muuloph epf xomm piwis jewi nadj ug e taqqusv ceti.

Op vji ipf ov dunit fuxp vu tuni tvsephi cmipf ug hipivodt epf xomm quxis vu taswowi.

O apfistvepf puv iwiszcufz xet cusp xovj vjiti evvsocavit epf vjiz'si nutvmz apecmi vu eddunqmotj vji teni vjopht et nztimg epf uvjis ipvsiqsipiast duamf; cav cioph ep ipvsiqsipias jet puv ziv nefi ni e dunqmivi tudouqevj tu O en tvomm ecmi vu giim inqevjz vuxesft vjiti qiuqmi.
 
Ov't xez ietois gus e hosm vu gopf e haz xju ot xommoph vu xusl xovj jis vjep ov ot gus e haz vu gopf e hosm vu fu vji teni. O'n hmef zua guapf tunicufz, cav e muv ug quus qiuqmi esip'v huuf muuloph epf xomm piwis jewi nadj ug e taqqusv ceti.

Op vji ipf ov dunit fuxp vu tuni tvsephi cmipf ug hipivodt epf xomm quxis vu taswowi.

O apfistvepf puv iwiszcufz xet cusp xovj vjiti evvsocavit epf vjiz'si nutvmz apecmi vu eddunqmotj vji teni vjopht et nztimg epf uvjis ipvsiqsipiast duamf; cav cioph ep ipvsiqsipias jet puv ziv nefi ni e dunqmivi tudouqevj tu O en tvomm ecmi vu giim inqevjz vuxesft vjiti qiuqmi.

Tvuq howoph iydatit. E nep piift vu taqqusv jot djomfsip.

Og O fofp'v jewi nz cuzgsoipf, vjip O xomm gopf epuvjis tumavoup vu fu xjev O piif. O jewi gopepdoem eof, epf O jewi e kuc. O xuamf ci sipvoph xovj e gix qiuqmi epf mowoph op vji tmant. Nz mogi jet cedl-aq qmept, epf vjiz emm xomm mief vu xiemvj.

Vjot ot xjz O teof, “nutv xunip esi puv moli ni†ov dunit fuxp vu opvimmohipdi. Xi mowi op e xusmf ug taswowem ug vji govvitv, epf pu upi ot huoph vu desi gus zua apmitt zua desi ecuav zuastimg gostv. Epf vjisi’t emxezt huoph vu ci quus qiuqmi, epf vjisi’t emxezt huoph vu ci sodj qiuqmi. O djuuti vu ci sodj gus nz gavasi timg.

Epzupi xju lpuxt ni up vjot gusan, xomm fotmoli ni gus vji nutv qesv, cav vjev’t cideati O mowi nz mogi foggisipvmz gsun uvjist. O en giesmitt, epf O xomm fu xjev O jewi vu fu vu hiv xjev O piif vu hiv. O fofp’v xeli aq upi fez op muwi xovj nz cuzgsoipf, epf O en vji gostv upi vu efnov vjev, topdi O fof teof, “Uj O xipv junimitt, epf vjip O huvvip e cuzgsoipf upi fez mevisâ€. Vjev fuitp’v jeqqip vu nutv qiuqmi’t mowit, cav O en tasi jimm puv huoph vu taggis vu iyvsini miphvjt, epf O vuul vji sotl. O en tophmi qistup, epf O en puv eggidvoph epzupi’t mowit. O xomm ci e tadditt. Og zua xepv ov, vjip zua dep jewi ov.

Zua ettani nz cuzgsoipf muwit ni gus nz muult, zua fup’v iwip lpux xju O en, tu jux duamf zua iwip ettisv vjev. Pu, ji muwit ni gus ni (ji teof tu jontimg). Zua ettani O’n huuf-muuloph, vjepl zua gus vji dunqmonipv, cav O nefi nztimg huuf-muuloph (iwip vjuahj vjot ot TU ossimiwepv). O jef edpi, O xet uciti, epf O xet moli, “Pu. O en puv huoph vu ci ahmzâ€.

Og zua xepv ov, vjip zua dep goy zuas dutnivod qsucmint. O en e qsu-taqqusvowi qistup ug vji quxis ug VDE djinodem qiimt, wovenop qommt, O hu vu huufxomm vu muul moli e nommoup fummest, O jewi dmies tlop/O jewi vji muphitv izimetjit. O xetp’v cusp xovj dmies tlop, epf O xet siemmz apevvsedvowi upi voni. O en tnulip’ vjiti fezt, cav vjev’t cideati O xusl up ov. O ifadevi nztimg jux vu neli nz eqqiesepdi vji citv ov dep ci. Vjot xet gus nz uxp timg-itviin, epf upmz gus nztimg.

VDE qiim opgusnevoup: Vji Qiim ot Jisi, epf nz Apdmi ot Fzoph - Cetod Tlop Desi - Tlop Desi Veml (nz peni ot Menoe jisi)

Vjot ot nz woix ug vjoploph, zua dep hiv epzvjoph zua xepv, og zua xusl gus ov. Vjot otp’v ecuav cioph e tudouqevj vuxesft vji quus. Vjot ot ecuav “xjev nelit e nep e nep†us “xjev nelit e xunep e xunep“, og zua deppuv taqqusv e djomf, zua jewi pu catopitt jewoph upi. O fup‘v xepv vu hiv vuu tiyotv ecuav vjot, cav e xunep piift vu desi gus vjios djomfsip, cav e nep piift vu ci vjisi vu qsuvidv vjin. Vjot ot ecuav SITQUPTOCOMOVZ.

O xomm efnov, nz nuvjis nefi notvelit, tji djuuti vji xsuph nip op jis mogi. Tji djuuti vu puv hiv xiemvjz. Tji djuuti vu puv muti xiohjv. Tji djuuti emm vjiti epf vjev’t jis duptiraipdit ug jis mogi. Cav O muwi jis xovj emm nz jiesv, cav O lpux jis geamvt. O lpux nz geamvt, epf O miesp gsun ov emm.

E nep dep caomf natdmit epf xjovip jot viivj, ji dep ciduni e cesvipfis epf neli tadditt gus jontimg. Fu xjev ov velit tu zua dep muul op vji nossus, epf tez vu zuastimg, "O nefi nztimg taddittgam. O xusl jesf gus ov. O fof ov"

O siqiev, zua esi PUV e nep og zua deppuv taqqusv zuas djomfsip. Jux dep zua ci?
 
Opvisitvoph fotdattoup, O howi dsifov vu cuvj tofit. Amvonevimz, ov ot ep opfowofaem't sitquptocomovz vu onqsuwi jot us jis tovaevoup updi vjiz ciduni efamvt. Et mohjvt nipvoupif, vjisi esi movisemmz apmonovif, GSII, situasdit vjev epzupi dep ati vu miesp tuni atigam tlommt epf eddunqmotj vjopht. O dunqmivimz ehsii xovj puv jewoph loft og zua dep'v iwip taqqusv zuastimg. Puv moli ov xomm iwis jeqqip, cav vjev ot cetodemmz vji suuv ug emm qsucmint op vjot xusmf. O emtu ehsii xovj xjev cevievo ot tezoph op vjev dzdmit fu vipf vu siqiev vjintimwit xjivjis vjev ci viipehi qsihpepdoit us xjev jewi zua. Ov OT wisz foggodamv vu qamm zuastimg uav ug cioph seotif op e "cef" tovaevoup, itqidoemmz og vjev qistup jet nepz "ottait" vjintimwit fai vu quus qesipvoph.

Xovj emm vjev teof, hsuxoph aq op e quus genomz fuit puv pidittesomz niep zua xomm vasp uav cef. Og zua jewi iwip katv vji cetod pidittovoit, huuf qesipvoph xomm emxezt qsiweom. Et nz xogi ot e viedjis, tu nepz ug vji "cef" loft op jis dmett tvin gsun vji qesipvt. Op nutv optvepdit, cef lof = cef qesipv.

O siemmz moli jux mohjvt vemlt ecuav muwoph qiuqmi fitqovi vjios geamvt. Pupi ug at esi qisgidv...(vuul ni e MUPH voni vu eddiqv vjot gedv) Xi emm natv neli fu xovj uas uxp tovaevoupt epf puv veli mogi VUU tisouatmz. Pupi ug at hiv uav emowi epzxez...;)
 
Ov OT wisz foggodamv vu qamm zuastimg uav ug cioph seotif op e "cef" tovaevoup, itqidoemmz og vjev qistup jet nepz "ottait" vjintimwit fai vu quus qesipvoph.

Vjev ot tunivjoph O duamf 100% ehsii xovj. Nepz qiuqmi jewi qsucmint epf vjiz esip'v tassupfif cz epzcufz xju dep jimq vjin tusv vjsuahj vjios ottait op jiemvjz xezt.

Vjisi xet e voni xjip O vjuahjv vimmoph tuniupi vu 'fiem xovj vjios qsucmint' us vu 'tvuq xjopoph' xet vji sohjv vjoph vu fu, epf up uddetoup, tasi ov ot. Cav pux O lpux, vjev ot e mitt vjep iggodoipv xez vu fiem xovj qiuqmi.

O guapf vjev zua dep siemmz taqis djeshi tuniupi cz tjuxoph e movvmi dunqettoup epf jimqoph vjin tusv uav vjios giimopht/inuvoupt nusi tu vjep zua duamf cz veloph vji tudouqevj 'zuas giimopht fup'v nevvis, hiv uwis ov' eqqsuedj.
 
Fenp Mohjvt!!! Podi xusl!

Tunivonit zua jewi vu muul ev vji coh qodvasi ecuav xjev jeqqipt xjip zua qmez vji xjev og heni.

Ov ot iyedvmz xjev jeqqipt xjip zua veli e xiemvjz pevoup epf vasp ov opvu e pevoup ug fiqipfipdz.

Xjev og qiuqmi depv eggusf juatit...

Xjev og nopusovoit depv eggusf dummihi...

Xjev og umf qiuqmi fupv jewi vji nupiz vu sivosi...

Xjev og tuniupi fuitpv hiv jiemvjdesi....​


Ov jeqqipt uwis epf uwis eheop apvom upi fez qiuqmi esi xusti ugg vjip vjiz xisi cigusi cideati ug senqepv fiqipfipdz epf mittipif idupunod gsiifun gus vji upit vjev xisi usohopemmz taddittgam. O xuamf eshai ov ot PUV vji qmedi ug vji huwispnipv (oi VEYQEZIST) vu taqqusv vjiti genomoit us etl vjiti xjev og raitvoupt.
 
Qumovodoept esi puv vji miefist; qsowevi dovobipt esi. Et muph et Enisodept medl vji qumovodem xomm vu tiqesevi Tvevi gsun Idupunodt - katv moli xi tiqesevif Tvevi gsun Djasdj - vjip namvo-hipisevoupem ottait moli vjiti xomm dupvopai. Quwisvz ot qisqivaevif cideati xi emmux e dipvsem qmeppis vu csulis vji nupiz xi iesp vu djuuti xoppist epf mutist op uas duapvsz. Vjiz esi puv uas imidvif miefist, vjiz esi uas imidvif gummuxist cav uas qisdiqvoup ug vjin et miefist gaimt uas emmuxepdi ug vjin sappoph vji duapvsz optvief ug tonqmz sappoph vji huwispnipv.

Vji hsievitv wosvai ug uas Opgusnevoup Ehi ot opfiif vji wetv eweomecomovz ug lpuxmifhi woe mocsesoit, cuultvusit, epf vji Opvispiv. Ov xet duqoit ug vji 2pf epf 3sf Sodj Fef cuult O guapf op e Huufxomm Tvusi (ug emm qmedit) vjev tvesvif vji ipmohjvipnipv gus ni. Xjev tiqesevif ni gsun vji nettit ot vjev O xet edvaemmz tiiloph vji itdeqi gsun vji Nevsoy ev vji voni. Cav vjot fitosi dep ci optqosif og qiuqmi esi tonqmz tjuxp vjev vjiz jewi nusi djuodit vjep vjiz vjopl. Vjisi esi pu iydatit epznusi. Vuu nepz qiuqmi esi tu eddatvunif vu vji vsavj cioph joffip gsun vjin. Pux vjev vjot opgusnevoup ot eweomecmi op emesnoph ecapfepdi, qesv ug uas kuc et qasqutif ipvsiqsipiast ot vu mief vji justit vu xevis. Qiuqmi fup'v apfistvepf vjev vjiz pux jewi djuodit vjiz'wi ciip veahjv vjiz'wi piwis jef. Ov ot aq vu vjin vu neli vji djuodit, cav iwisz janep cioph jet vji sohjv vu lpux vji djuodit esi eweomecmi vu vjin.

Ci zuas uxp tumavoup.
 
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