Am I missing something here? This article supports the notion that the poverty calculation is wrong and that things are actually a lot better than "official statistics" would have us believe. The NYT is more often wrong than correct, but this time they got it right. I can, however, guarantee you that should any official propose changing the calculations that purport to tell the story of "Poverty in America" the victim enablers on the left would go ballistic. Should that official be a republican, triple the outrage.
Am I missing something here? This article supports the notion that the poverty calculation is wrong and that things are actually a lot better than "official statistics" would have us believe. The NYT is more often wrong than correct, but this time they got it right.I don't know how it is with NY liberals but here in Atlanta there is an undercurrent that we have gone far enough in spending on poverty in the traditional methods.
Now, it would be easy to point out that they are 20+ years too late coming to that conclusion but at least it's in the right direction.
Of course, some of it,like Hillary's is feigned in order to create the illusion of moving to the center.