tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post720521058065680281..comments2024-02-23T04:59:26.907-05:00Comments on But I Did Everything Right!: I'm Poor, You're Poor, Everybody's Poor, Poor!!!!Angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07820446523257638689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-11111084057313551252010-09-17T14:20:19.588-04:002010-09-17T14:20:19.588-04:00Of course, in the U.S., everyone living in poverty...Of course, in the U.S., everyone living in poverty has a DVD player and a streaming Netflix account so it's not all negative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-8448721137572498322010-09-17T13:14:55.602-04:002010-09-17T13:14:55.602-04:00The Obama Depression continues....The Obama Depression continues....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-81206379771847683222010-09-17T10:34:33.911-04:002010-09-17T10:34:33.911-04:00I'm sure your post is accurate for the most pa...I'm sure your post is accurate for the most part. But the "poverty rate" is a crappy measure of material deprivation. You can literally be a millionaire and be counted under the poverty rate.<br /><br />See: http://www.amazon.com/Poverty-Rate-Mismeasure-Deprivation-ebook/dp/B001YQEYE2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1284733985&sr=8-2Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-55443749016188563562010-09-17T07:42:11.835-04:002010-09-17T07:42:11.835-04:00Understand, the USA is declining. Can you grow you...Understand, the USA is declining. Can you grow your own food or are you dependent on a tansfer of computer credits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-11816966128765073202010-09-17T04:20:35.566-04:002010-09-17T04:20:35.566-04:00That is one scary looking clown.That is one scary looking clown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-74572657795514784302010-09-16T23:36:11.796-04:002010-09-16T23:36:11.796-04:00I agree it it meaningless. Poverty measures which...I agree it it meaningless. Poverty measures which don't include all cash are pretty lame. You can be poor making a lot of money if your child support is high enough. I knew a guy whose child support was more than his take home pay.<br /><br />Not to say there isn't poverty, but this seems to be a crappy way to measure it. And since we are in a recession, you'd expect poverty to rise. But is it rising more than you would expect for a recession this deep? Don't look for any insightful analysis like that in the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com