The Poor Get Poorer- For The Fifth Year In a Row!

U.S. Poverty Rate Was Up Last Year - New York Times:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 - Even as the economy grew, incomes stagnated last year and the poverty rate rose, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. It was the first time on record that household incomes failed to increase for five straight years.

The portion of Americans without health insurance remained roughly steady at 16 percent, the bureau said. A smaller percentage of people were covered by their employers, but two big government programs, Medicaid and military insurance, grew.

So, if it hadn't been for Medicaid and the Military there would be even more people without health insurance than there already are. Every cloud has a silver lining I guess.