They call this poverty?

People are wringing their hands over the number of people below the poverty level in the U.S. But how many people have you seen or do you know who honestly don't know where the next meal is coming from or where they'll sleep tonight? Can you name one?

Here are some statistics about America's poorest:

80 percent of poor households have air conditioning. In 1970, only 36 percent of the entire U.S. population enjoyed air conditioning.


92 percent of poor households have a microwave.


Nearly three-fourths have a car or truck, and 31 percent have two or more cars or trucks.


Nearly two-thirds have cable or satellite TV.


Two-thirds have at least one DVD player, and 70 percent have a VCR.


Half have a personal computer, and one in seven have two or more computers.


More than half of poor families with children have a video game system, such as an Xbox or PlayStation.


43 percent have Internet access.


One-third have a wide-screen plasma or LCD TV.


One-fourth have a digital video recorder system, such as a TiVo.

96 percent of poor parents stated that their children were never hungry at any time during the year because they could not afford food.



83 percent of poor families reported having enough food to eat.


82 percent of poor adults reported never being hungry at any time in the prior year due to lack of money for food.


A poor child is more likely to have cable TV, a computer, a wide-screen plasma TV, an Xbox, or a TiVo in the home than to be hungry.
 
Doesn't quite fit my definition of poverty.
 
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/09/Understanding-Poverty-in-the-United-States-Surprising-Facts-About-Americas-Poor