Poverty Rate Increasing

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

The Census Bureau is reporting that an additional 1.3 million Americans are now living in poverty

 

The official poverty rate in 2003 was 12.5 percent, up from 12.1 percent in 2002.

 

In 2003, 35.9 million people were in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002.

 

Poverty rates remained unchanged for Hispanics, non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks, although it rose for Whites and Asians

 

From the most recent trough in 2000, both the number and rate have risen for three consecutive years, from 31.6 million and 11.3 percent in 2000, to 35.9 million and 12.5 percent in 2003.

 

What a great economy we have, right guys?

 

Right?

[NoCalMike 0]

Did you know for a 4 person family, I think it is under 18,000 to be considered poverty. That is silly. I'd say AT LEAST under 30,000 for a four person family is borderline poverty, considering expenses over the children's first 18 years of life.

[jesse_ewiak 0]

Don't you know, all welfare recieptients are all liars who have SUV's, plasma TV's, and boom boxes to play their hippity hop music. :-)

 

If they'd just sacrifice, they could easily join the middle class.

[Guest MikeSC]

Did you know that all of these numbers are about the same as when Clinton ran for re-election?

-=Mike

...This happens after every recession...

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Well, if they're so damn poor then they should get another job. Big deal...

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Don't you know, all welfare recieptients are all liars who have SUV's, plasma TV's, and boom boxes to play their hippity hop music. :-)

 

If they'd just sacrifice, they could easily join the middle class.

This explains the lifted up Cadillac Escalade down the street with the "WLFRWLZ" license plate.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Welfare: Great work if you can get it...

[Jobber of the Week 0]

I was just kidding.

[Justice 0]

The Census Bureau is reporting that an additional 1.3 million Americans are now living in poverty

 

The official poverty rate in 2003 was 12.5 percent, up from 12.1 percent in 2002.

 

In 2003, 35.9 million people were in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002.

 

Poverty rates remained unchanged for Hispanics, non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks, although it rose for Whites and Asians

 

From the most recent trough in 2000, both the number and rate have risen for three consecutive years, from 31.6 million and 11.3 percent in 2000, to 35.9 million and 12.5 percent in 2003.

 

What a great economy we have, right guys?

 

Right?

See, the funniest thing about this is, Zsasz doesn't take into account that most of the recovery has occurred in 2004.

 

And please compare those to other recessions, too, just to be fair. Otherwise, well, we lack an accurate gauge for truly deciding how 'major' this uptick.

[Guest MikeSC]

The Census Bureau is reporting that an additional 1.3 million Americans are now living in poverty

 

The official poverty rate in 2003 was 12.5 percent, up from 12.1 percent in 2002.

 

In 2003, 35.9 million people were in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002.

 

Poverty rates remained unchanged for Hispanics, non-Hispanic Whites, and Blacks, although it rose for Whites and Asians

 

From the most recent trough in 2000, both the number and rate have risen for three consecutive years, from 31.6 million and 11.3 percent in 2000, to 35.9 million and 12.5 percent in 2003.

 

What a great economy we have, right guys?

 

Right?

See, the funniest thing about this is, Zsasz doesn't take into account that most of the recovery has occurred in 2004.

 

And please compare those to other recessions, too, just to be fair. Otherwise, well, we lack an accurate gauge for truly deciding how 'major' this uptick.

Well, according to this, 35.6M lived in poverty in 1996 with a rate of 13.7%. http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/poverty96/pov96.html

 

Just to give a taste of the numbers during the "boom" of Clinton that got him re-elected.

-=Mike

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Too bad just about every other person in the world would give their left nut for a chance to be "impoverished" in America.

 

What? I can't afford a TV in the spare bedroom? John Kerry help me...

[Styles 0]

I anxiously await John Kerry's inaguration, so all these problems can disappear....right?

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

At least you won't read about them from Big Media...