[lit-ideas] American Poor Heritage
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 15:14:27 -0700
The article you reference from the Heritage Foundation states:
Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has a car,
air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a
microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a
VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home
is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is
not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family's
essential needs. While this individual's life is not opulent, it is equally
far from the popular images of dire poverty conveyed by the press, liberal
activists, and politicians.
ck: I'm gonna buy me a ticket to this paradise, yes sir! What planet is it
on?
Carol
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