December 09, 2003

America's Finest News Source

Once again, The Onion proves itself the best paper in the country.

Report: Poor People Pretty Much Fucked:WASHINGTON—According to the results of an intensive two-year study, Americans living below the poverty line are "pretty much fucked," Center for Social and Economic Research executive director Jameson Park announced Monday.

"Although poor people have never had it particularly sweet, America has long been considered the land of opportunity, where upward class mobility is hard work's reward," Park said. "However, our study shows that limited access to quality education and a shortage of employment opportunities in depressed areas all but ensure that, once fucked, an individual tends to stay fucked."

I owe a bunch of you letters and/or explanations. They're coming.

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