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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: tejek who wrote (612196)8/27/2004 5:09:18 PM
From: Skywatcher  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
MASSIVE NUMBERS OF AMERICANS BELoW THE POVERTY LEVEL under Bush
Poverty rate, uninsured rate rise in 2003, U.S. says By Rex Nutting
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The percentage of Americans living in poverty and the percentage without health insurance increased in 2003, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The median household income, adjusted for inflation, was unchanged at $43,318. The poverty rate increased to 12.5 percent in 2003 from 12.1 percent in 2002. The number in poverty increased by 1.3 million to 35.9 million. The percentage of Americans without health insurance increased to 15.6 percent from 15.2 percent in 2002. While the number of Americans with some form of health insurance rose by 1 million to 243 million, the number without increased by 1.4 million to 45 million. Earnings of men working full-time were unchanged at $40,668, while the earnings of women working full-time fell 0.6 percent to $30,724, the first decline since 1995.

SO MUCH FOR THE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH....no TRINKLE DOWN HERE
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