Poverty Rate Hits 17-Year High

September 15, 2011 | ISSUE 47•37 |  the ONION

In 2010, the number of Americans living in poverty reached nearly one
in six, the highest rate since 1993. What do you think?

One in six? Oh my god, that means I probably know someone who's poor.
--  Jessie Carter, Park Naturalist

Well, maybe if waitresses in this country could learn what a whistle
and finger-snap mean, then maybe they’d have a little extra pocket
money. --  Nick Mitchell,    Environmental Engineer

But look at our standards of living. In 1993, not even a king would
have been able to enjoy a vodka with Red Bull. -- Jon Rist, Unemployed
-- 
Jim Devine /  "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your
own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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