Esterhazy wrote:
What I find to be truly astounding about the current situation in the United States is the lack of coverage of poverty. Republican leadership (by in large a representative body of CEOs and other senior board members of major corporations) hides under Trump's robes as he claims the economy is strong. Democratic leadership (by in large a representative body of Wall Street) is quietly pleased with how the market is doing. They are biting their nails that Biden eeks out a primary victory, knowing he will probably lose in November, after which the party leadership can go back to protecting its brand of "we don't own anything that's wrong right now". But poverty --- POVERTY --- a reality that is not represented by contemporary metrics, which increased in recent generations is really not on the table for discussion. The metrics used to asses it are a burlesque. They don't take into account the rising cost of food relative to income. They don't take into account regional differences. They don't take into account the lost of full-time benefited jobs. This is nothing less than a conspiracy committed by both major political parties. If you don't take the time to really look into the iniquity of this you really have no business calling yourself a human being. If you support Trump because you think his "good job numbers" are a reality, you are probably lying to yourself. If you support Biden you are just dusting the issue of poverty under the carpet.
lol this is amazing on so many levels.
1) "Poverty rates can't be measured!"
2) "But trust me, they've gone up! I can just feel it!"
Also :
They don't take into account the rising cost of food relative to income. They don't take into account regional differences. They don't take into account the lost of full-time benefited jobs.
They literally do, and have since the 60s when the "supplemental rate" was introduced.