Ranks of Poor, Uninsured Rose in 2003, not much said about this

[still_one]

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau (news - web sites) reported Thursday.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=542&e=1&u=/ap/20040826/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/census_poverty

[papau]

1. US media does not do issues that affect non-rich - at least not too often

:-)

[papau]

11. Graph below gives result to GOP tax cuts and ownership society

[Kanary]

2. No, not much said. The DEM party left poor folk out of the equation

many, many years ago.

Not much will be said about this on DU, either. There are a few of us who care about the issue. The rest ignore it and go back to sleep.

Kanary

[tom_paine]

3. I'm afraid the Radicalized Moderate agrees

even if you and I might disagree about specific actions or issues.

Your are correct. And yes, I think that this thread will sink pretty damned quick.

Prove me wrong, DUers. Prove me wrong.

[JanMichael]

18. Kick?

A small contribution....

[qanda]

4. Honest to God, this is the response I heard on CNN

Both campaigns will be able to use some of the news from this report to bolster their arguments. The Bush campaign will point to the numbers which say more people are being helped by the government. I about fell off my chair when I heard that. So, Bush should be re-selected because more people are poverty-stricken and welfare dependent? What are they thinking!!!!!!

[Kanary]

5. "welfare dependent"??

If you will remember, Clinton pretty much did away with welfare "as we know it".

There are waiting lists of *YEARS* to get subsidized housing.

Unless you have children, getting Medicaid is pretty much impossible.

Some of these people might be getting some food stamps. Other than that, good luck.

Kanary

[zbdent]

6. "Dammit, Mr. pResident, you turned the wrong corner!

I'm a Secret Service agent, not a limo driver!"

[fishnfla]

7. 40 million US in poverty, 45 mill without health insurance

These are disparate (and desperate) segments of the US population, as many of those living in poverty are children, elderly, minority. They qualify for Medicaid/Medicare
Those without health insurance are most likely the working poor, paycheck to paycheck folks.
it bugs me when shrub keeps talking about 'the eyerackee' people and their freedoms like he really cares when right here in this country this sort of shit is going on

Alas, I fear tom_paine is right, this thread will sink like a rock. Not sexy enough for the media or DU

[sadiesworld]

8. Pathetic.

Many children left behind (as well as adults).

[Catfight]

9. ARe you a socialist? Those people don't want to be insured!

How dare you report this, it's not true...Bush says things are GREAT for poor people and if not, they will turning a corner if they just give him four more years of more of his policies.

[Laughing Mirror]

10. Maybe somebody is listening, after all

This grim news has been posted twice, at least, in LBN, so maybe people are starting to pay attention.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x778136

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x778657

[PA Democrat]

12. What's really sad is that I'd bet that a higher % of the poor and

uninsured are working full time than ever before.

[onethatcares]

13. and when the inner cities start to look like mogandishu,

they'll just fence them off and bring in the attack copters. what the fuck is going on with our country?

[Kanary]

14. Piece on Poverty today on Lou Dobbs

Just saw that on the "upcoming" teasers.

Kanary

[PA Democrat]

15. Lou Dobbs is probably the only business reporter

that pays attention to anything besides the corporate bottom line.

[Kanary]

16. Yes, he's had on some good articles.

His program today is run by substitutes, but so far there's been an interesting piece about the effect of "the ad" on Kerry's ratings, etc.

Kanary

[EST]

17. We have all been busy hearing this on commercial media

and going into shock. This news will all disappear quickly in the boosh douche haze...