In the United States child poverty has reached record levels with over 16 million children now affected. To us it's just how we live. You don't get to make choices in how you live. One in 12 Americans are now jobless, and many children are growing up with little hope of long-term employment. The president says he's trying to make jobs. But I don't think there's a job out there for me, yet. Food banks and homeless shelters are facing unprecedented demand as even middle-income families sometimes lose their home with just a few days notice. If the TV can fit in your school bag you can take. If it doesn't fit, you can't take. We asked three children what life in Modern America really looks like through their eyes. My name is Kaylie Hageman, and I live in Stockton, Iowa. Now I'm 10 years old. And I live with my mother and my brother Tyler, and he is 12 years old I I don't think we're a rich family, but like I think we're kind of a poor family. Oh ...
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