Greece Is Number One In Childhood Poverty, But The US Isn't Much Better

According to Unicef, Greece is the place where over 40% of children live below the poverty line.This makes it first in the developed world in childhood poverty.

That said, the US, ranking just 5 spots below Greece, where 32.2% of children also live in poverty, isn't a hotbed of prosperity either. Furthermore, according to WaPo, the share of U.S. children living in poverty has actually increased by 2 percentage points since 2008.

Overall, 24.2 million U.S. children were living in poverty in 2012, reflecting an increase of 1.7 million children since 2008 .... http://www.zerohedge.com