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Huffington Post by Rod Amis | May. 20, 2006 (News Analysis)

Here's one example: the "official" gauge of determining poverty in these United States hasn't been adjusted since 1967. According to this metric, a family of four is not officially poor unless they make less than $16,700/year. Think about that. A family of four, according to our official standard, can provide for housing, transportation, clothing, food, childcare, healthcare, etc. on less than $20,000 a year. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? Yet, our so-called ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - May 23, 2006 - 6:14 PM PDT
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Edited by: Rod Amis - Jun 22, 2006 - 10:10 AM PDT

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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

[Rod Amis, the author of this piece, is a NewsTrust Host and Project Coordinator.]

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Fact check: the article says the poverty level for a family of four is $16700. The Census Bureau for 2005 says it is $19806 for a family of four that includes two children and higher for other arrangements of four people. Beyond that, this is a rambling rant. It probably has plenty of anger to appeal to most anyone, but there is no there there.

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