SCHIP facts from the Department of Low Standards: "Over half the families in America are not poor"

[ProSense]

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 23, 2007

Just the Facts: "Over Half the Families in America Are Not Poor"

Congress' SCHIP Bill Would Cover The Majority Of American Families With Children

"The President vetoed Congress' SCHIP bill because they were asking for a policy that was bad, not because they were asking for too much money. Congress' bill would result in 57 percent of children in America and about 53 percent of families with children being potentially eligible for public assistance. The President has said poor children should come first. Over half the families in America are not poor."

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Over half? Does that mean nearly half are poor?

From his speech this morning, Bush lied about the SCHIP bill

[tularetom]

1. Wow what a testimonial for the land o' the "free"

"America - where less than half of our families are poor!"

[Turbineguy]

2. Talk about

Compliment with faint praise!

[TahitiNut]

3. More than half of all workers earned less than $24K in 2005.

How does a person support a family on less than $24K? :shrug:

[China_cat]

4. "Over half the families in America are not poor."

On paper.

The government's poverty level is about $15k/year short of actually being able to live for a family of 4.