@ Andy
You're seriously considering it then?!

Jane

New York City — A fact sheet released today by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) shows that, contrary to some common stereotypes about America’s poor, at least one-third of the 13 million children living in poverty are white.

“Poverty affects children of all colors, contrary to stereotypes. The notion held by many Americans that poverty is not a white problem is simply false,” says Jane Knitzer, EdD, director of NCCP, a research center at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. “The sooner all Americans realize these facts about poverty, the better chance we have of eradicating it.”

The NCCP fact sheet shows that among America’s poor children, 4.2 million are white, 4 million are Latino, 3.6 million are African American, 400,000 are Asian, and 200,000 are American Indian.



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Figure 1: Poor children, by race
While the figures indicate that indeed more white children are poor, they also show, however, that higher percentages of minorities live in poor families:

10% of white children (4.2 million). In the 10 most populated states, rates of child poverty among white children range from 7% in Texas to 12% in Michigan.
27% of Latino children (4 million). In the 10 most populated states, rates of child poverty among Latino children range from 19% in Florida to 35% in Pennsylvania.
33% of black children (3.6 million). In the 10 most populated states, rates of child poverty among black children range from 29% in California and Florida to 47% in Ohio.
12% of Asian children (400,000) and 40% of American Indian (200,000) Comparable state comparisons are not possible due to small sample sizes.

@RA

What do you think of the above informatopn?

angelchemuel wrote:
Have been for ages.
I was expecting there to be a pile of work coming on with data centres in Iceland but it didn't happen which is quite strange given the circumstances. 100% green energy, secure location, easy cooling, central location between the US and Europe.

When things like that don't happen you have to wonder why.

sanctumzone.co.uk/forum/Vent-Room/91605-...e-banter-thread.html

^Andy i'm curious to know if you moving to Ireland has to do with what you are saying in post #14 of this thread.

andyh wrote:
And I don't suppose the fact they have already 'been through it', doesn't mean they can't have a second 'visitation' does it?...Better the devil you know....and all that.

Jane

.......... wrote:
A part of it yes.
TBH moving to Ireland was primarily just about getting somewhere to have a decent life with a wife and 4 kids.
There are decent parts of the UK but no way I could afford to live there or commute from there.

angelchemuel wrote:
Not sure what you mean Jane
I don't see what their banking system carry on has to do with one of the best opportunities for data centre location if thats what you mean.
The biggest drawback I can see for it not happening is a lack of local talent and population numbers IMHO.
They certainly have the resources.

andyh wrote:
So are you saying Ireland has a better quality of life than Great Britain for the money and if so why?

andyh wrote:
I meant the banks coming back for a second bite as it were.
Anyways why should lack of local talent...you're married, and lack of population...the less the better in my book....either be an obstacle

Jane

novum wrote:
Is that your way of saying you don't know what a daffodil or a leek look like? ...If I knew how to post piccys on here I would...all I can manage are youtube vids
Jane

.......... wrote:
Not just the money. Quality of life is about not having to worry about your wife and kids getting stabbed to pieces while you're out at work.
Ireland does have more money but only for the specific job I do.
If I was a brickie I'd be just as badly off money wise here as I would in the UK.

andyh wrote:
So you would say that Ireland is less violent than Britain and just all around more safe to live in?

I read somewhere that Limerick Ireland has the worst ghetto and the highest murder rate in all of Europe.

Ra, I'm sure it's probably largely the same over the pond where you are as it is here. You have areas of high population density (called towns and cities) and areas of low population density (called the sticks or whatever).
The areas with more folk per square mile will perhaps tend to have more human violence per square mile. Even then there will ofc be variations based on a multitude of factors.
What I'm getting at is talk of whether eire is more or less violent than great Britain are largely meaningless and basically bullshit.
Statistics in general and the kind of generalizations you are pressing Andy to give are basically bullshit.

You do seem to rather like them though eh
Perhaps tune in to some of knob's handy info posts, they are full of bullshit generalizations

mikey mikey wrote:
Mikey i'm not sure what those stats are in reference to please quote me.

Ra, I'm sure it's probably largely the same over the pond where you are as it is here. You have areas of high population density (called towns and cities) and areas of low population density (called the sticks or whatever).
The areas with more folk per square mile will perhaps tend to have more human violence per square mile. Even then there will ofc be variations based on a multitude of factors.
What I'm getting at is talk of whether eire is more or less violent than great Britain are largely meaningless and basically bullshit.
Statistics in general and the kind of generalizations you are pressing Andy to give are basically bullshit.

You do seem to rather like them though eh
Perhaps tune in to some of knob's handy info posts, they are full of bullshit generalizations