L.A. County facing growing poverty, erosion of middle class, United Way report says

From the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County faces a poverty crisis and an erosion of the middle class that could worsen under the current economic downturn, according to a report by the United Way. The county's poverty rate is now higher than the rest of the nation's, according to the report, which surveyed the county's economic situation in 2009. More than 1.47 million people, or 15% of the county's population,  live on an income of $22,000 a year for a family of four, the report says.  The national average is 13%. ... Continue Reading: L.A. County facing growing poverty