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

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When it comes to being number one, Greece has a truly spectacular track record: first to riot, first in the Eurozone to hit two-thirds youth unemployment, first (but not last) in the Eurozone to default, and now another less than impressive achievement: 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. Or last, depending on one’s perspective.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 11/06/2014.