poverty rises, again

the fruits of bushonomics. poverty increased every year of this mis-administration. a lot of good those massive tax cuts did. surprise, suprise, surprise.

Poverty Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent

By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press Writer
Tue Aug 30, 7:31 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Even with a robust [sic] economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million — up 1.1 million from 2003 — according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday.


It marks the fourth straight increase in the government's annual poverty measure.

The Census Bureau also said household income remained flat, and that the number of people without health insurance edged up by about 800,000 to 45.8 million people.
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While disappointed, the Bush administration — which has not seen a decline in poverty numbers since the president took office — said it was not surprised by the new statistics.
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