Poverty American Style
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Rich on 2004/09/06:
„35 million people were classified as poor in the last census. But 70% of those were able to meet ALL essential expenses including medical care, probably owned a car, had 2 or more televisions, a VCR or DVD player and lived in decent housing. And most of that 70% actually owned their homes.“
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Found at a page of Rich,
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„At first Dole promises high prices, but farmers soon discover much of their fruit is classified as ‘low grade’ or discarded as imperfect specimens. Dole does not allow them to witness the grading process, so the farmers suspect they are cheated. They end up highly indebted to Dole, and are forced to concede their land to the company.“http://houseonahill.net/archives/2004/03/ 001364.html - Cached - Similar Pages
„For most Americans, the word "poverty" suggests destitution: an inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. But only a small number of the 35 million persons classified as "poor" by the Census Bureau fit that description. While real material hardship certainly does occur, it is limited in scope and severity.“http://www.insomnomaniac.com/archives/ 000780.html - Cached - Similar Pages
Found at a page of Deb, posted on 2004/01/22
„And the report goes on to describe a level of poverty that isn't exactly characterized by a dearth of nutrition. There are, of course, families that need help, and we ought to jump at the chance to help them. However, it's worth remembering, when people (especially lawyers promoting their books) raise the specter of poverty as a political cudgel, that those who fall within the demographic range within our borders still have very much for which to be thankful.“http://dustinthelight.timshelarts.com/lint/ cat_poverty_wealth.html#000009 - Cached - Similar Pages
Found at a page of Justin Katz, posted on 2004/01/10
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„There are a number of problems with the Census Bureau’s poverty figures: Census undercounts income, ignores assets accumulated in prior years, and disregards non-cash welfare such as food stamps and public housing in its official count of income. However, the most important problem with Census figures is that, even if a family’s income falls below the official poverty thresholds, the family’s actual living conditions are likely to be far higher than the image most Americans have in mind when they hear the word "poverty."So cheer up. If you're "poor" in America, you're probably not.“http://billhobbs.com/hobbsonline/003052.html - Cached - Similar Pages
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Found at a page of akling, posted on 2004/01/25
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„For most Americans, the word “poverty” suggests destitution: an inability to provide a family with nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter. For example, the “Poverty Pulse” poll taken by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in 2002 asked the general public the question: “How would you describe being poor in the U.S.?” The overwhelming majority of responses focused on homelessness, hunger or not being able to eat properly, and not being able to meet basic needs.“http://cypren.net/archives/002066.html - Cached - Similar Pages
Found at a page of cypren, posted on 2004/01/30
„This comment relates to the proposed Measure of Family Formation and Stability, as stated in the proposed rule "we propose that, beginning in FY 2002, we will measure the percentage increase in all children below 200% of poverty who reside in married couple families, based on a comparison between CY 2000 and CY 2001 from the Census Bureau??.. We will rank all States and award bonuses to the ten States with the greatest percentage increase in this measure."“http://listarchives.his.com/smartmarriages/smartmarriages.0002/ msg00048.html - Cached - Similar Pages
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