Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (46745)	9/3/2004 9:11:00 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

First provide the link...then we can talk about it from there.

To: bentway who wrote (46745)	9/3/2004 10:51:27 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Your own link discredits the value of our present measurement of poverty. >>Perceived flaws in U.S. poverty measure In recent years, there have been a number of concerns raised concerning the official U.S. poverty measure. In 1995, the National Research Council's Committee on National Statistics convened a panel on measuring poverty in the U.S. The findings of the panel were that "the official poverty measure in the United States is flawed and does not adequately inform policy-makers or the public about who is poor and who is not poor." The panel was chaired by Robert Michael, former Dean of the Harris School of the University of Chicago. According to Michael, the official U.S. poverty measure "has not kept pace with far-reaching changes in society and the economy." The panel proposed a model based on disposable income: According to the panel's recommended measure, income would include, in addition to money received, the value of noncash benefits such as food stamps, school lunches and public housing that can be used to satisfy basic needs. The new measure also would subtract from gross income certain expenses that cannot be used for these basic needs, such as income taxes, child-support payments, medical costs, health-insurance premiums and work-related expenses, including child care. << wordiq.com Now you tell me how we can measure "TRUE" poverty if they do not take into account food stamps,school lunches and public housing???????? Food stamps,school lunches,public housing AND faith based charities certainly have a huge effect on whether or not there is any true human suffering. Poverty is terrible, but it is being grossly exaggerated for selfish political gain by anyone using your figures.