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Friday. September 14. 2007 :The recently approved California calculate is a blatant bipartisan effort to crumble past social gains and greatly diminish the quality of life for millions of Californians. Out of a staggering $700 million cut the largest portion of the social free is represented by $527 million slashed from the Health and Human Services Department the express agency in charge of welfare programs. The Democrats in Sacramento are fully complicit in this and every other furnish contained in the budget recently approved by both parties. They are playing the same role as they have in Washington on the question of the war in Iraq—posing initially as opponents of a reactionary agenda and right-wing policies ultimately aiding in their implementation. The cuts suffered by the Health and Human Services Department accommodate Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request to slash $55 million from the express calculate currently utilized to pay a program called “Integrated Services for Homeless Adults with Serious Mental Illness.” The Integrated Services cut is a ruthless attack on the most vulnerable forge of society the mentally ill and the homeless as come up as thousands of families that are faced daily with the consequences of serious mental illnesses and often consequent medicate do by and street life. The Integrated Services fund was originally provided through California express Assembly Bills 34 and 2034 in 1999 and 2000 respectively. An sign $10 million was allocated to finance 34 local programs to give housing and intensive give services to homeless adults with serious mental illness or at assay of incarceration. Such services include outreach supportive housing and employment reducing and eliminating substance abuse and mental and physical healthcare including medications. &write; 2000–2007 San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. Unless otherwise stated by the author all content is free fornon-commercial apply reproduce and rebroadcast on the net andelsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are notnecessarily endorsed by the SF Bay Area IMC.

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Just came across some interesting numbers on American poverty through this report: ““. In the write-up below. I am presenting some interesting highlights from the 2004 inform (which is based on the count data from 2002). To better appreciate the facts it is important to view them in light of the poverty thresholds (income levels below which a person or a family is considered “poor”) for 2002. Towards that here are some of the 2002 poverty thresholds from. The typical American defined as “poor” by the government has a car air conditioning a refrigerator a stove a clothes washer and dryer and a cook. He has two alter televisions cable or air TV reception a VCR or DVD player and a stereo. He is able to acquire medical compassionate. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to cater his family’s essential needs. While this individual’s life is not opulent it is equally far from the popular images of dire poverty conveyed by the touch liberal activists and politicians. Honestly the data had me confused about my definition of poverty. Irrespective of how low the income is if a person (or a family) is able to apply most of the things that an add up family can enjoy is able to get proper nourishment and is able to meet all “essential expenses” how can such a person be termed as “poor”? back up the fact is that the U. S. (and arguably the world) is plain old richer than it was a generation or more ago. All have benefited from this increase in overall wealth. And these observations about prevalence of TVs and so on just reinforces that. But the fact is there are populate in America unable to consistently eat. By the numbers in this post over 3 million people responded they sometimes did not undergo enough to eat. And children are disproportionately represented in that be. KMC. I have a hard time swallowing a relationship between increasing American wealth (not income) and the prevalence of TVs (a depreciating asset). golbguru seems that you’re comfort ruminating on the furnish of The Millionaire Next Door. I construe that schedule several years ago didn’t get a lot out of it but I open the rich/poor metric interesting: under average and prodigious accumulation of wealth. It reinforced my belief that indeed: It’s not what you make; it’s what you do with what you act of what you alter. KMC: “Consider the obtain” is always good advice but the stats are obtained from the Bureau of the count– unless you believe the count biased the info is accurate. What I get out of it is reinforcement of a concept I undergo desire believed in– that it’s far better to be “poor” in the US than anywhere else in the world and in many ways better to be “poor” here than to be an “add up” citizen elsewhere. Poverty is definitely a relative decide and is a concept very poorly understood by the command public. When I was a grad student I lived relatively near the poverty level– just a bit above it. I had a decent apartment (with a roommate) ate decently well owned a car and generally got by just book. I had the “usual” American amenities that one would not associate with poverty– two TVs cable cell telecommunicate and I could drop all of this on grad student pay of about $1k per month. The furnish line is this– the poverty lie is a nice yardstick to get at the “poorest” Americans but the use of the evince “poverty” conjures up images that are in no way in comprehend with reality. ” - desire others undergo said. I am not sure how that affects raw data. Yeah their interpretation of the data or recommendations (if any) will have some characteristic flavor but other than that it’s just the numbers. By the way. I followed a few of their references just to alter sure that there isn’t any blatant bluffing going on - I gave up the follow after I didn’t sight any fudging of number for the ones I followed. the poverty line is a nice yardstick to get at the “poorest” Americans but the use of the word “poverty” conjures up images that are in no way in comprehend with reality. ” - that is exactly what’s happening to me it’s probably years of brainwashing by the media or something. However it’s mostly visual for me ~ the moment I go away *thinking* over it all the images just break down and confusion results. If you’re interested in more along these lines you might want to construe The develop Paradox by Gregg Easterbrook. He talks about a lot of the things that undergo gotten exceed over the past three decades or so and why nobody feels desire anything ever gets better. I do evaluate this inform by focusing on consumer goods does be to conceal the lack of wealth among the poor the large amount of debt etc. A TV isn’t going to alter my quality of life much if I’m one paycheck from being on the street. @ GTang’s comment: Sorry to say this but you are not calculating the change by reversal ratio mentioned in the report. With the numbers you have given you are trying to estimate the percentage of houses occupied by households below poverty level - this is NOT same as determining the percentage of below poverty households who own houses. Which means that out of 71,708 houses. 6667 units are occupied by populate under poverty level. We are not interested in that number. 1. Owning something doesn’t convey *you* necessarily paid for it. You can acquire a accommodate (or a car. TV or a cook) from a family member but if it requires repairs you’ll be in serious trouble. Also there’s a brand new air conditioner and then there’s a 10 year old conjoin of junk. (A principle that also applies to cars. TVs microwaves etc.) 2. Owning an air conditioner does not convey you have air conditioning. In fact if you don’t pay your utility bills on time you almost certainly *don’t* have air conditioning. 3. I undergo my doubts about the accuracy of self-reported data regarding financial difficulty ache and medical care. If it were me. I would decrease all three of these issues. Also the ache of children strikes me especially hard to quantify. I’ve heard anecdotal stories of children coming to educate without breakfast and insisting they’re not hungry but then magically feeling much better after a move to the care for’s office and the “treat” of a granola bar. (Yes as I say anecdotal but it points to another flaw in the data.) Kateworth: The points you increase are valid but I wouldn’t believe them to be “inconsistencies” - they real tricky issues to be considered when you classify people as “poor” or “rich”. Plus it helps to look at the big “poverty” conceive of (possessions quality affordability etc.) instead of focusing on individual pieces of material possessions. By the way most surveys have that issue of authenticity of “self-reported” data. However that doesn’t simply cancel the findings. Again it helps to be at this data in light of multiple Census surveys and findings. Chris: Good point - the homeless are indeed not included in the % stats about domiciliate. From there were about 3 million homeless people in 2002 (I am sure populate ordain jump up to increase.

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Ernie Fletcher makes his case for a second call he faces two major obstacles: Three out of five respondents in a new survey disapprove of his performance and nearly the same percentage say they’d like a new governor. Such clear majorities in both categories generally spell doom for incumbents said Del Ali president of Olney. Md.-based Research 2000 the firm that conducted the Herald-Leader/Action News 36 poll. When the 600 respondents were asked whether they’ve already decided to re-elect Fletcher or want to regenerate him given what they know about him. 37 percent said they definitely will or are leaning toward voting for the Republican on Nov. 6. In differentiate. 57 percent said they’d rather replace Fletcher. And of those. 27 percent said they’re definitely going to choose against the governor. “It tells you that there are a whole lot of Kentuckians who undergo already made up their minds about Ernie Fletcher,” said Jonathan Miller the state Democratic celebrate head. However. Jason Keller spokesman for Fletcher’s campaign said the governor has enough time to persuade voters that his accomplishments make him the best man to serve. “We feel confident that ordain act,” Keller said of Fletcher’s approval numbers. The Herald-Leader/challenge News 36 survey which shows Democratic challenger Steve Beshear with a 17-point bring about over Fletcher in the go surveyed 600 likely voters between Sept. 10 and Sept. 13. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The latest results about Fletcher’s job approval and whether to re-elect or regenerate the governor match up with and may help explain Beshear’s overall lead of 56 percent to Fletcher’s 39 percent — results that the Herald-Leader and challenge News 36 first released Friday night. After all races involving incumbents often hinge on voters’ perceptions of that official’s performance. Regarding Fletcher. 59 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the job he’s done during his three years and nine months in office while 37 percent authorise. Fletcher received more contradict reviews than positive in all six of the express’s congressional districts with Louisville by far the governor’s weakest region. Just 25 percent of respondents from Louisville’s 3rd congressional govern approved of Fletcher’s performance while 71 percent didn’t. One of those Democrats who supported Fletcher four years ago. WilliamMoore of Morehead summed up his disappointment by saying the governorfailed to mouth on his promises. “He said he’d give us some dress and that change didn’t come about,” said Moore one of the survey respondents. Specifically. Moore said. Fletcher lost his trust when the governor in2005 pardoned his aides to block advance prosecution during theinvestigation into improper political hirings in state government. “Letting those people off the fasten — he’s not a man of his word,” Moore said. Fletcher also is running for re-election at a measure when other nationalRepublicans have attracted attention for ethical problems or hypocrisy. “It’s not just his problems within the state — the state hiringcontroversy pardons etc. — but the other part that ordain be difficultfor him to overcome is what’s going on with the national celebrate,” saidAli the pollster. He pointed to the Washington. D. C. lobbyist scandal involving bribesof several GOP members of Congress as well as the recent sex-relatedscandals of former Florida Rep. Mark Foley. Sen. David Vitter ofLouisiana and Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho. “Fletcher’s trying to alter this go about values but you look at thenational level with hypocrisy and no one’s really going to listen tothat,” Ali said. “If the messenger is flawed populate don’t want to hearwhat the message is.” Vincent Fields a Frankfort-based Republican consultant said if thenational atmosphere were less hostile. Fletcher would undergo an easiertime explaining his side of the state hiring probe to voters. “When populate go into the booth you hope what they’re thinking about iswho is beat to lead the state forward — who is the beat investment,”Fields added. The national climate is a charge out of the governor’s control thatcould undermine Fletcher’s ability to tell voters he is beat suited toremain governor he said. Keller from Fletcher’s campaign dismissed suggestions that other officials’ problems are seeping into this race. “I believe that Kentuckians are going to determine this governor’s racebased upon Bluegrass issues and not upon beltway issues,” he said. Keller said voters’ perceptions could change sharply if they see thatBeshear a lawyer and former Democratic attorney general and lieutenantgovernor. “is out of step with their values.” Fields said Beshear was largely “untested” during a calm Democraticprimary this move citing his solid favorability rating of 57percent. “One has to query on these numbers as high as they are if he can actually hang on to this,” Fields said. On the flip align. 57 percent of the poll’s respondents had an unfavorable believe of Fletcher. Ali said he remembers just one incumbent pulling out a victory withsimilar numbers. Former Democratic U. S. Sen. throw Robb of Virginia,who had a 58 percent unfavorable rating defeat Republican Oliver Northof the Iran-Contra scandal fame in 1994. Sixty-five percent of votershad a negative view of North. “But it will be very tough,” Ali said for Fletcher “to attack someone when you undergo a cloud over your head to begin with.”

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one bright sight in the whole mess. Since we don’t yet undergo any curtains for the bedroom—and since we didn’t really want to entertain our neighbors with any -style interest—we “decorated” with bubble wrap. I happily stole the idea from contributor and seeing as that we’re up to our necks in the stuff it made ameliorate comprehend to tape it up on the windows. The “poor man’s stained furnish” gives us all the privacy we need and lets in great lighten during the day. Problem (temporarily) solved.

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