Let the Good Times Roll: 1 Million More Americans in Poverty in 2004

[notyoueither]

I should say that I understand exactly where Patroklos is coming from.

In a big country it is entirely possible to be below the poverty line, but not be impoverished, depending on where you live. Equally, it is possible to be above the line, but live in misery because real estate values have gone off the scale of what could be considered reasonable.

[notyoueither]

Fer instance. The official poverty line in Canada for a single person living in Edmonton is $20,337. That's a joke.

I could have a car, eat out several times a week, have high speed inet, a cell phone, a land line, and buy **** loads of stocks and make other investments for that money while living here in Edmonton. If I were really wise, I could shoe horn myself into property ownership.

OTOH, if I were living in Toronto or Vancouver, I'd be screwed on rent. Forget about owning anything.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Less than Tubers is poverty?

he makes 14.00 an hour and he has been at this job for almost five years. His brother makes 13 12 an hour and has been in the navy 18 years

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Less than Tubers is poverty?

[notyoueither]

Is 27K below the poverty line with 3 dependents?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither

I dunno what ur trying to say. And am not gonna guess. You have repeated ur self twice with a statement that makes no sense. so that is done

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Is 27K below the poverty line with 3 dependents?

ow many adults working in the pic and how many kids in this picture helps

[notyoueither]

You said wife and two kids. How many uncles living in the cupboards?

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski
I dunno what ur trying to say. And am not gonna guess. You have repeated ur self twice with a statement that makes no sense. so that is done

I'm trying to say that you are personalising statistics. You are making Tuber the poverty line.

Big no-no.

I wouldn't appreciate it.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by notyoueither
You said wife and two kids. How many uncles living in the cupboards?

Oh, and does the wife work?

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither


I'm trying to say that you are personalising statistics. You are making Tuber the poverty line.

Big no-no.

I wouldn't appreciate it.

where in the hell did u get that from??? tuber the poverty line?? I said His brother has been working the same job and in the military for 18 years and still makes less then tubes who has been doing his job for 4 years try to read next time.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Oh, and does the wife work?

not at the moment cause he is on deployment. makes it hard to raise two kids and work with ur husband away in a diferent state when you follow him where he is stationed and get the kids off to were the need to be. I will say and say again this isnt impossible, but for some it is

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Mrs. Tuberski

where in the hell did u get that from??? tuber the poverty line?? I said His brother has been working the same job and in the military for 18 years and still makes less then tubes who has been doing his job for 4 years try to read next time.

So WTH does Tubers wage and comparisons to it have to do with the a discussion about poverty and the poverty line?

What were you trying to say other than that you know someone who earns less than Tubes?

[notyoueither]

The majority of the poor are military families? I did not know that. Can you share your research?

One example i can give is i have a bro in law in the navy he has a wife and two kids. ready to retire in 3 years, he is making less then my husband that has been on his job for 5 years. And to be honest the job descriptions are almost the same. and my bro in law has been inthe military for almost 20 years and still makes less a year the tubers

Less than Tubers is poverty?

where in the hell did u get that from???

Poly is great!

[Mrs. Tuberski]

Originally posted by notyoueither

The majority of the poor are military families? I did not know that. Can you share your research?

One example i can give is i have a bro in law in the navy he has a wife and two kids. ready to retire in 3 years, he is making less then my husband that has been on his job for 5 years. And to be honest the job descriptions are almost the same. and my bro in law has been inthe military for almost 20 years and still makes less a year the tubers

Less than Tubers is poverty?

where in the hell did u get that from???

Poly is great!

wouldnt you try to assume that a person in the military doing the same job for 18 years would have had a few raises?? this man has been making this amount for the last 7 years and all the while the cost of living goes up which is what i was saying about the military families living on the poverty line. I mentioned tubers as an example for the folks that work the same job else where that have recieved raises throught the tenure of employment and are not living at that line., but then again he is not alone becasue he is married to me and with my income we make enough to feed the kids and live