Consumer confidence in the United States has hit a new low, amid continuing fears of a double dip recession.
It comes as a poll reveals three quarters of Americans think the country is heading down the wrong track in terms of financial reform.
Last week, the US Census Bureau announced that a record number of Americans are living in poverty.
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SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson visits the once-thriving state of Virginia to see how tough life has become for ordinary people.
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Watch the extended interview with the Blue Ridge Food Bank's Larry Zipin.
Watch the extended interview with Reverend Frank LaSpina of the Harrisonburg Food Pantry.
