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Welcome to the Upward Communities Web site – a place for positive change. The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More You have to be rich to be poor. That's what some people who have never lived below the poverty line don't understand. Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact of life that reality television and magazines don't often explain. So we'll explain it here. Consider this a primer on the economics of poverty. "The poor pay more for a gallon of milk; they pay more on a capital basis for inferior housing," says Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). "The poor and 100 million who are struggling for the middle class actually end up paying more for transportation, for housing, for health care, for mortgages. They get steered to subprime lending. . . . The poor pay more for things middle-class America takes for granted." Read the full article on The High Cost of Poverty at http://tinyurl.com/wp-highcostofpoverty Untangling Rural Unemployment Rates Research has shown that the economic downturn has been harder on rural manufacturing areas than on farming communities. Taking a closer look at how rural counties have fared and potential influences, SRDC Director Lionel “Bo” Beaulieu and Research Associate Roberto Gallardo have found that outmigration, long-term poverty and other socio-economic features may account for the disparity. To read more in detail about this report, visit The Daily Yonder. A Look at the Mid South Delta Region: A Glimpse of Its Assets, Socioeconomic Complexion, and Emerging Opportunities The Mid South Delta Region is blessed with some of our nation’s most diverse resources, resources that are linked to its culture heritage, natural resource amenities, and vibrant agriculture and manufacturing-based economies. But, local and global forces, along with technological advancements, have brought major stresses to the region. The newly released SRDC report, A Look at the Mid South Delta Region: A Glimpse of Its Assets, Socioeconomic Complexion, and Emerging Opportunities, discusses the region’s assets and stresses while looking forward to possibilities ahead to improve the social and economic conditions. This report was funded in part by the National Rural Funders Collaborative. View the report, A Look at the Mid South Delta Region: A Glimpse of Its Assets, Socioeconomic Complexion, and Emerging Opportunities. |
