Tuesday Tune

My youngest graduates today, postings will be short this morning as I will be out most of the day. Let the market come to you don't chase it.

Be well

Living on food stamps in middle-class suburbia - Jun. 12, 2012

 Since the recession, persistent unemployment has left middle-class life out of reach for millions of Americans.
But few residents of Morris County, N.J., could have ever imagined they would end up on government assistance.
Morris County is known for its wealth and million-dollar homes. Median household income there is over $91,000. Yet, the number of people receiving food stamps in the area has nearly tripled in the past five years.
Phyllis Tonnesen is on the front lines of the epidemic. She works for the Department of Human Services Office of Temporary Assistance. In her 27 years at the agency, she says this is the worst she's ever seen it.