With Record Number Of Americans Falling Into Poverty, Rand Paul Says The Poor Are Getting Rich

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With Record Number Of Americans Falling Into Poverty, Rand Paul Says The Poor Are Getting Rich

By Tanya Somanader

Census data revealed today that a record 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010. But in an aptly-timed hearing entitled “Is Poverty A Death Sentence,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) flat out rejected the idea that poverty in the U.S is worrisome. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Health subcommittee, Paul offered a dissertation-length statement on how the correlation between poverty and death is only found in the Third World and to claim such a connection within the U.S. is nothing more than “socialism” and “tyranny.”

Stating that “poor children today are healthier than middle-class adults a generation ago,” he even blamed the poor for their own health problems, suggesting “behavioral factors” like a higher incidence of smoking, obesity, or weak family support structures as the only correlation between poverty and health.

Citing the deficit as a primary priority, Paul questioned whether federal low-income programs are “creating unnecessary and unhealthy dependence on government.” He unequivocally declared that “poverty is not a state of permanence” and that “the rich are getting richer, but the poor are getting richer even faster.”

PAUL: We also need to understand that poverty is not a state of permanence. When you look at people in the bottom 5th of the economic ladder — those at the bottom — only 5 percent are there after 16 years. People move up, the American dream does exist…The rich are getting richer, but the poor are getting richer even faster.

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Rand Paul is not wrapped too tightly.

[pansypoo53219]

1. THEY HAVE REFRIGERATORS! and microwaves, and teevees.

of course we can't stop tax cuts for billionaires.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Who are all these poor people getting rich quick

and how?

:wtf:

Powerball tickets???? :shrug:

[Angry Dragon]

4. the rich kids are even stealing the powerball tickets

[TxVietVet]

3. Whatever drugs that goofy bastard is taking, I might want some.

:puke:

[GoCubsGo]

8. I'd rather have my old job back.

Especially since my troglodyte whackjob governor is wanting to test everyone and everything for drugs.

I regained some of my faith in this country in 2006, and then more in 2008. When I see imbeciles like the Pauls and Nikki Haley getting elected, despite what we went through from 2001-2008, that faith is long gone. Gore Vidal was being generous when he called this place "The United States of Amnesia".

[NBachers]

5. I guess I'm one of the 5% - 16 year-ers

Back in 1992 I moved into a little San Francisco Mission District studio apartment in a 1927 building.

"This is a great place to start out from! I'll move up from here into bigger and better places as I improve my life."

It's taken everything I have just to hold onto this little place. Looks like property moved up quicker than I did. Now I treasure this place. I don't know what I'd do if I lost it.

[kwolf68]

6. LOL

Those fucking poor people at it again....so poor people are healthier than ever, but they are to blame for their myriad of health problems? :dunce:

And the poor are getting rich faster than the rich? :crazy:

[lunatica]

7. Rand lives in a world all his own don't he?

Bless his heart.

[Blue_Tires]

10. they all do...

[Supersedeas]

9. the elected officials continue to ignore the poor in this country, civil unrest and tyranny may be

around the corner.

[Mimosa]

11. Why on earth would anybody un-rec this?

Revenge? :7

I rec a lot of ProSense's topics FWIW.