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Do you have data to support the statement that 80% of poor people don't work? How do you define poor? How do you define middle class? I have a hard time beli
by dhyasama 16y ago
Do you have data to support the statement that 80% of poor people don't work? How do you define poor? How do you define middle class? I have a hard time believing someone poor enough to receive food stamps for example is living a life anything like what my parents were living when they were my age (30 years ago).
- yummyfajitas 16y agoPoor is defined by the US poverty line. The actual number of poor people who don't work (and aren't looking for work) is 78% as of 2008. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2008.pdf http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2008.pdf Lifestyles of the poor, in terms of consumer goods and services. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2004/01/Understanding-Poverty-in-America http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2004/01/Understandi...
- dhyasama 16y agoThanks for the info. The BLS paper is useful, but I have to question anything from Heritage. To grossly paraphrase Groucho Marx, "I don't want to be a member of a club that counts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as members."