Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/121578/let%27s_bail_out_america%27s_tattered_safety_net/ With the economic meltdown, more and more households are falling toward the social safety net. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:00:01 PST Randy Albelda, Dollars and Sense -445e24affc94f8eb474b356568b04ff4