Andrew Mayer
08-26-2004, 12:39 PM
As does the ranks of the uninsured (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5829707/).
Meanwhile we spent $100 Billion for a failed pre-emptive war in Iraq.
The nation’s poverty rate rose for a third straight year in 2003 and the ranks of the uninsured swelled, the Census Bureau said Thursday in a report sure to fuel election-season debate over President Bush’s handling of the economy.
In releasing a massive collection of data describing the state of the economy in hundreds of states, counties and localities, the Census Bureau said the median household income was unchanged last year after adjusting for inflation, at about $43,300.
But a total of 35.9 million people, or 12.5 percent of the population, were living in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002 when the rate was 12.1 percent.
The rise was more dramatic for children. There were 12.9 million living in poverty last year, or 17.6 percent of the under-18 population. That was an increase of about 800,000 from 2002, when 16.7 percent of all children were in poverty.
It seems that tax cuts for the rich aren't the solution to every problem...
Meanwhile we spent $100 Billion for a failed pre-emptive war in Iraq.
The nation’s poverty rate rose for a third straight year in 2003 and the ranks of the uninsured swelled, the Census Bureau said Thursday in a report sure to fuel election-season debate over President Bush’s handling of the economy.
In releasing a massive collection of data describing the state of the economy in hundreds of states, counties and localities, the Census Bureau said the median household income was unchanged last year after adjusting for inflation, at about $43,300.
But a total of 35.9 million people, or 12.5 percent of the population, were living in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002 when the rate was 12.1 percent.
The rise was more dramatic for children. There were 12.9 million living in poverty last year, or 17.6 percent of the under-18 population. That was an increase of about 800,000 from 2002, when 16.7 percent of all children were in poverty.
It seems that tax cuts for the rich aren't the solution to every problem...