k wrote:
] ] 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 reported
] ] Thursday.
] ]
] ] It was the third straight annual increase for both
] ] categories. While not unexpected, it was a double dose of
] ] bad economic news during a tight re-election campaign for
] ] President Bush.
] ]
] ] Approximately 35.8 million people lived below the poverty
] ] line in 2003, or about 12.5 percent of the population,
] ] according to the bureau. That was up from 34.5 million,
] ] or 12.1 percent in 2002.
]
] [ Rockin'. At least Iraq is safe and we capped that bin Laden
] fuck. Uh, or something.
]
] I'd also like to point out that the poverty line for a couple
] is $12k. That's absurd. -k]

Why is this absurd?

RE: Ranks of Poverty and Uninsured Rose in 2003, Census Reports