Michael Perelman wrote: > The inclusion of "Robert Rector, an analyst at the Heritage > Foundation" is a dead give-away of what the article is about. If they > want to make adjustments, then they should include adjusting the cost > of living of the poor, whom are very vulnerable to rent-to-own, payday > loans, and lack of access to good food sources. Instead, many of the > poor have to go to convenience stores, which cost a premium for junk > food. The costs of public transportation are going up while the > service is cut ....
the U.S. National Public Radio story on this subject quoted Rector as criticizing both the old and new measures of poverty. He then said something about some humongous percent of the "poor" who have HD TVs, air conditioning, etc. NPR did not mention that he was using a third, completely different measure to define what he meant by the "poor." the fact that the NYT article quotes Rector is standard these days, indicating how far the "political center" (which the NYT strives to serve) has shifted to the right. -- Jim Devine / "In an ugly and unhappy world the richest man can purchase nothing but ugliness and unhappiness." -- George Bernard Shaw _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
