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**Acciblyfluila** · 10-10-2006, 05:50 AM

The claims of increasing poverty and lack of progress at the lowest quintile of income is not a sustainable arguement.

Clinton circa 1992 had a poverty rate in excess of 15% and almost 39 million people in a state of poverty this following the 1990 recession. BY the time he left office had an effective poverty rate of 11+% with something like 32 million in a state of poverty. With two years left in Clinton's terms he was at a poverty level of ~12.8%.

Bush has been holding steady at 12.5-12.6% this coming off a more pronounced recession in 2000-2001. An although to early to say, it would appear that the graph indicates the poverty level has peaked and is coming down.

Poverty Level Graphs- Census

10-10-2006, 05:50 AM	#21
Acciblyfluila Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	The claims of increasing poverty and lack of progress at the lowest quintile of income is not a sustainable arguement. Clinton circa 1992 had a poverty rate in excess of 15% and almost 39 million people in a state of poverty this following the 1990 recession. BY the time he left office had an effective poverty rate of 11+% with something like 32 million in a state of poverty. With two years left in Clinton's terms he was at a poverty level of ~12.8%. Bush has been holding steady at 12.5-12.6% this coming off a more pronounced recession in 2000-2001. An although to early to say, it would appear that the graph indicates the poverty level has peaked and is coming down. Poverty Level Graphs- Census
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