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Social Scientist Robert Rector does it again, exposing the government's intellectually debilitating misuse of the word "poverty". (No, things haven't changed under Bush II). Quotable:

Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes...The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe... Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential needs.

(via EconLog)