Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:46:46 -0800 (PST)
From: shawn214-AT-pseud.pseud
Subject: Re: M-INTRO: Do any of us realize how bad poverty is in the US?


The Bushites don't believe they have an obligation to
stop this.  They think some abstract market will
provide fair distribution.  Take their beliefs, their
vision of human life, seriousely.  We'll never win by
assuming they are stupid (many poor people voted for
Bush).  What is it about the successful individual
theme, in the face of all evidence, that makes so many
belive?
shawn
--- chuckb-AT-pseud.pseud wrote:

> 
> According to the latest Census Bureau report, 35.9
> million Americans lived in
> poverty in 2003, the third consecutive year the
> figure has increased. Of this
> total, 15.3 million lived in extreme
> poverty--meaning they subsisted on less
> than half the official poverty line of $18,810 for a
> family of four. The number
> of Americans in the latter category has grown by 3
> million since Bush took
> office. It is the highest level since the Census
> Bureau began collecting such
> data three decades ago. 
> 
> 
> What the hell is bush doing to stop this? What can
> we do to stop this? Does
> anyone care?
> 
> 
> 
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