So much for “Compassionate Conservatism, eh??
- 37 million people now live below the poverty line - 12.9 million of those are children
- The official poverty line is an income of $19,157/yr for a family of four
- A single parent working full-time for minimum wage makes $10,712/yr
- 3.9 million families had at least one member go hungry because they couldn’t afford enough food
- 1,600,000 jobs lost in the private sector since Dubya took office
- 45.8 million people lack health coverage
- 1.7 million VETERANS - including some Iraq War Veterans - have no health insurance
(via Dubya’s World)