> Larry wrote: > Where do you get this idea that the poverty level has not changed > since 1996. Its risen by quite a lot, especially amoung single women > and children. >
I've read in sources such as Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Heritage Foundation, and The Economist, that the number of people living below the official poverty line in America has barely risen between 1996 and today while the population has grown by millions. This is why the poverty rate has dropped a full percentage point. I think what this shows is that the solution is not to change the market to fit the poor, but to change the poor to the market. Dana's "as long as we have it ..." argument is really just a hidden endorsement for changing the market rather than empowering the people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:179795 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
