*12% of American Children don't have any insurance coverage at all *The U.S. Ranks 37th in the world for infant mortality *One-in-five U.S. jobs does not provide health insurance, a pension, or wages high enough to support a family *For a family of 4, one year of health insurance costs an average of 11,000 *Over 1/2 of all bankruptcy filings in 2001 were a result of medical expenses How much do you know about inequality? Take this on-line test to find out! http://inequality.cornell.edu/~webmaster/cgi-bin/inequiz http://inequality.cornell.edu/academics/Aug%2022%20controversies_2007_syllabus1.pdf Los Angeles Program - Meals in a Backpack - Story and Video http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/eveningnews/main3369975.shtml