fatbass Activist
Posts : 767 Join date : 2010-05-29 Location : Bryant-Denny Stadium. ROLL TIDE ROLL!
| Subject: YES! Trickle-down economics really does work. Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:40 pm | |
| Just look at the numbers and absorb some wisdom... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OkebmhTQN-4And while we're looking at trimming our budget I say let's look at exactly is required to keep people alive long enough to find a job. "Yet if poverty means lacking nutritious food, adequate warm housing, and clothing for a family, relatively few of the more than 30 million people identified as being “in poverty” by the Census Bureau could be characterized as poor.[2] While material hardship definitely exists in the United States, it is restricted in scope and severity. The average poor person, as defined by the government, has a living standard far higher than the public imagines. As scholar James Q. Wilson has stated, “The poorest Americans today live a better life than all but the richest persons a hundred years ago.”[3] In 2005, the typical household defined as poor by the government had a car and air conditioning. For entertainment, the household had two color televisions, cable or satellite TV, a DVD player, and a VCR. If there were children, especially boys, in the home, the family had a game system, such as an Xbox or a PlayStation.[4] In the kitchen, the household had a refrigerator, an oven and stove, and a microwave. Other household conveniences included a clothes washer, clothes dryer, ceiling fans, a cordless phone, and a coffee maker. The home of the typical poor family was not overcrowded and was in good repair. In fact, the typical poor American had more living space than the average European. The typical poor American family was also able to obtain medical care when needed. By its own report, the typical family was not hungry and had sufficient funds during the past year to meet all essential needs." http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/07/What-is-Poverty | |
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voiceofreason Activist
Posts : 756 Join date : 2010-05-31 Age : 59 Location : SLC
| Subject: Re: YES! Trickle-down economics really does work. Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:39 pm | |
| We need an emoticon of a fish swimming past a hook YONNI | |
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