Poverty

It's on the rise.

From Think Progress new census info paints a depressing picture-

– In 2005, 46.6 million people were without health insurance coverage, up from 45.3 million people in 2004.

– The percentage of people without health insurance coverage increased from 15.6 percent in 2004 to 15.9 percent in 2005.

– For full-time, year round workers, the median earnings of men declined 1.8 percent to $41,386, and the median earnings of women declined 1.3 percent to $31,858.

– In 2005, 37.0 million people were in poverty, not statistically different from 2004.

They analyze the information in chart form here: here.

NY Daily News Editorial: America's wealth of poverty

[Related- I highly recommend James McMurtry's 'We Can't Make It Here' (free download), one of the best protest songs I've heard in years. The uncensored version is available on his album 'Childish Things'.]