David Thomson
2008-01-10 19:27:39
“This means that the poorest 60 million Americans reported average incomes of less than $7 a day each….
The I.R.S. data does not include the value of government benefits like food stamps, the earned-income tax credit for working families and subsidized medical care.”
My point has been proven. David Cay Johnston’s central argument is essentially meaningless. He was indeed originally arguing like an O.J. Simpson attorney. These people were not living on $7 a day. Conventionally ignored was the help they received from the government, private charities, and other sources. Gosh, isn’t it nice that we got that out of the way?
