[tobyhill]

In the US, poverty is defined as any single individual making less than $14,800 or a couple making around $20,000.

[treetopsandroofs]

I have been unable to view the 59 comments to CBS’ article, wondering what they say.

I’m surprised Hussein’s boot-lickers at CBS allowed this to get out.

[bbernard]

Thanks Toby.

It is actually lower.

HHS defines it here: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml

Census Bureau here:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/index.html

But what they don’t tell you is that these numbers do not include the monies these people receive in the form of “earned income tax credits” aka IRS tax refunds, WIC, Food Stamps, Welfare, Medicaid etc. But believe me the poverty, even at the incomes listed is far better lifestyles than the true poverty levels in other countries.