To: Tax-chick
“Poverty” is defined as a percentage of income below the average. Therefore, it is impossible to eliminate “poverty,” because there will always be 20% that are at the bottom of income distribution.We have a Winner!
There are two tails on a bell curve. In this case, poverty is on one, incredibly wealthy occupies the other.
93 posted on
12/15/2014 1:40:01 PM PST by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Smokin' Joe
It’s dangerous when some brings an understanding of statistics to the conversation....
95 posted on
12/15/2014 1:41:20 PM PST by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: Smokin' Joe
Well, you could define “poverty” as a lack of certain material goods. This would at least offer the opportunity of reducing it.
When poverty is “lowest 20% of household income,” you’re always going to have a poverty rate of 20%.
97 posted on
12/15/2014 1:46:16 PM PST by
Tax-chick
(R.I.P., Dad, 11/25/14. Thanks for the lawyers, guns, and money.)
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