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Title: Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today?
Source: Heritage Foundation
URL Source: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/07/What-is-Poverty
Published: Jul 20, 2011
Author: Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield
Post Date: 2011-07-20 12:31:54 by jwpegler
Keywords: None
Views: 7987
Comments: 13

Each year for the past two decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans were living in "poverty." In recent years, the Census has reported that one in seven Americans are poor. But what does it mean to be "poor" in America, ask Robert Rector, a senior research fellow, and Rachel Sheffield, a research assistant, at the Heritage Foundation.

To the average American, the word "poverty" implies significant material deprivation, an inability to provide a family with adequate nutritious food, reasonable shelter and clothing. The actual living conditions of America's poor are far different from these images.

- According to the government's own survey data, in 2005, the average household defined as poor by the government lived in a house or apartment equipped with air conditioning and cable TV.

- The family had a car (a third of the poor have two or more cars).

- For entertainment, the household had two color televisions, a DVD player and a VCR.

- If there were children in the home (especially boys), the family had a game system, such as an Xbox or PlayStation.

- In the kitchen, the household had a microwave, refrigerator, and an oven and stove.

- Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone and a coffeemaker.

The home of the average poor family was in good repair and not overcrowded. In fact, the typical poor American had more living space than the average (non- poor) European. The poor family was able to obtain medical care when needed. When asked, most poor families stated they had had sufficient funds during the past year to meet all essential needs, say Rector and Sheffield.

Although the overwhelming majority of the poor are well housed, at any single point in time during the recession in 2009, around one in 70 poor persons was homeless. Nonetheless, sound public policy cannot be based on faulty information or misunderstanding. An effective antipoverty policy must be based on an accurate assessment of actual living conditions and the causes of deprivation.

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#1. To: jwpegler (#0)

In the kitchen, the household had a microwave, refrigerator, and an oven and stove.

- Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone and a coffeemaker.

How dare they accumulate such worldly possessions!!!

{{{chuck}}}

Brian S  posted on  2011-07-20   12:34:47 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Brian S, jwpegler (#1)

In the kitchen, the household had a microwave, refrigerator, and an oven and stove.

- Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone and a coffeem

All bought on credit.

The USA is an empire. In the olden days that mean the tributaries would send gold back to Rome and the Roman poor had their lifestyle supported by the tribute (cheap food and entertainment).

The USA's empire takes tribute in the form of cheap and easily affordable credit and a favorable exchange rate for the dollar and the dollar being the currency of choice for reserves overseas.

Godwinson  posted on  2011-07-20   12:39:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Godwinson (#2) (Edited)

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Spoken as the truly stoopid libTURD "Hate America FIRST!" fuckwad we all know YOU to be gooberloserton.

Only a fucking MORON such as YOU would see credit as an evil thing when it comes to the lives of everyday people.

You TRY to turn this thread on it's head you piece of shit.

You gibbering libTURD whore, the FACT that the "poor" in America today lead lives more comfortable than the VAST majority of this world's people, is a DIRECT result of the prosperity that US capitalism, (even in it's current gooberment dominated state), has generated, (Well up until the messiah "king" obammy turned the presses on 24/7/365 anyhow).

Because YOU and your politics/philosophy are anti-individual and anti-liberty.

YOU are a collectivist statist whore.

YOU, (et. al.), are wannabe TYRANTS.

YOU want to tell each and every individual American HOW to live every instant of OUR lives.

YOU are the enemy of America, of ALL decent Americans, and of LIFE and LIBERTY.

YOU were born to be a subject or slave, NOT a freeborn citizen.

YOU are what is wrong with today's America.

Begone gooberloserton, and may history forget that you ever claimed to be OUR countryman.

AMEN!

Mad Dog  posted on  2011-07-20   13:42:24 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Mad Dog (#3)

Only a fucking MORON such as YOU would see credit as an evil thing when it comes to the lives of everyday people.

So why are you right wing kooks against the govt raising credit?

Godwinson  posted on  2011-07-20   14:37:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#7. To: Godwinson (#5)

Assuming that you are addressing me gooberloserton, I could easily explain the difference to you bitch, but bitch you don't actually care.

YOU are nothing but an anti-AMERICAN, anti-LIBERTY, pro-statist, wannabe tyrant piece of libTURD shit.

There is no rational honest person who can defend the messiah "king" obammy's outrageous spending.

Of course I'm not talking about YOU gooberloserton, you are nothing but a libTURD whore/shill/tool/fool.

You don't actually have an opinion, your masters tell you what and when to "think".

FOOL.

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