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malta · 02-06-2006, 11:43 AM

"Further, Poverty in the United States means owning two cars, an airconditioner, having cable, high speed internet, and being the fattest population on earth."

Poverty among white people? Buffalos east side (or any citys rough area), I don't think your likely to find any of those things save the over-weight.

Mike · 02-09-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by malta

"Further, Poverty in the United States means owning two cars, an airconditioner, having cable, high speed internet, and being the fattest population on earth."

Poverty among white people? Buffalos east side (or any citys rough area), I don't think your likely to find any of those things save the over-weight.

65% of people on Welfare in the US own two cars, 77% of have conditioners, 99% own color televisions, 70% own 2 or more televisions, 60% own their own house/property. There's more stats that can be found on the intarweb.

Mr Biglesworth · 02-09-2006, 11:33 PM

The Economist had an interesting special on relative poverty in december. They compared a trailer-park welfare recipient in the states (don't remember which state) to a doctor in the D.R Congo. For isntance, poor families in the US eat more meat on average than affluent families. Families in the congo can rarely afford meat. I'll have to pull up the article later and post some highlights.

02-06-2006, 11:43 AM	#1
malta Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: buffalo Posts: 442	"Further, Poverty in the United States means owning two cars, an airconditioner, having cable, high speed internet, and being the fattest population on earth." Poverty among white people? Buffalos east side (or any citys rough area), I don't think your likely to find any of those things save the over-weight. Last edited by malta : 02-06-2006 at 11:47 AM.

02-09-2006, 11:33 PM	#3
Mr Biglesworth Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: I live in London Posts: 862	The Economist had an interesting special on relative poverty in december. They compared a trailer-park welfare recipient in the states (don't remember which state) to a doctor in the D.R Congo. For isntance, poor families in the US eat more meat on average than affluent families. Families in the congo can rarely afford meat. I'll have to pull up the article later and post some highlights.