http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/incom.../prs05asc.html

Buck S. N.

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

is extremely subjective.

Even very poor people in this country have televisions, microwave ovens, vehicles, access to transportation, free education, and access to free healthcare for their children. Only in the developed west are the poor fat.

Poverty in the U.S. = tremedous wealth in comparison to most of the rest of the world.

Catz

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Job 13:5 (New International Version)
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

From the article:
"Focusing on poverty rates by race and Hispanic origin, we see that the only group to show an increase in its poverty rate in 2004 was non-Hispanic Whites, at 8.6 percent, up from 8.2 percent in 2003. Asians were the only group to show a decline in poverty, down 2 percentage points from 11.8 percent in 2003 to 9.8 percent in 2004."

... which means that the poverty level for Blacks, Latinos, and Indigenous folks stayed the same (still disproportionately high, but...) Interesting.

Don't have time today to do the research myself, but does anyone know of a study following poverty trends among the "races" in conjunction with the state of the economy? In other words, in terms of "race" and the economy, who gets poorer when?

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I think wealth is in the eye of the beholder. Fat as.... sitting in front of a TV eating a Big Mac isn't my idea of wealth.

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I've been informed....don't blame Bush, he's "not in control"
That must make him out of control

Ask any african, why don't you?

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Job 13:5 (New International Version)
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

Heh heh. Americans are so spoiled...most Americans have no clue about what real poverty is...

The problem about poverty in the US is not so much about the number of poor people. Naturally, the poor in the US are still better off than the poor in other countries, our standard of living is much higher. The real problem is the huge divide between the rich and the poor in the US. The gap between how much the richest person makes in the US and the poorest is staggering. This is the real problem we have to address.

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LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!!!

Why is this a problem? You want to put a cap on how rish someone can get?

Do you think the poor in 3rd world countries would care that the Rich get richer if it meant they could share the standard of living that America's "poor" enjoy today?

How is the poorest person in America who is unbelievably wealthy on world terms, harmed by someone else having more money?

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Job 13:5 (New International Version)
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

I think this is a very interesting topic. The US has one of (or pehaps the) widest margin between rich and poor. In which ways and to what degree do you see this being a "problem"?

Reagan was accused of not caring about the poor (especially Blacks) because their standard of living decreased slightly during his tenure. On the other hand, Clinton was lauded by minority groups -- under his tenure their standard of living increased slightly, although it is never noted that the "huge divide" between the rich and the poor had its biggest increase during the expansion in the 90's.

What's more important? The standard of living in absolute terms, or the standard of living relative to others in society? I think most people would say the former, though from your above statement it sounds like you would disagree.