ran@ho95b.UUCP (RANeinast) (12/21/84)
Regarding the statistics that show that the poor (as defined by the government) have remained steady at about 15% of the population, despite food stamps, welfare, etc.: Maybe the government definition is that you are poor if you make less than 85% of the population. Therefore, regardless of what you do, you'll *always* have 15% poor. Does anyone out there know what the official definition of "poor" is? -- ". . . and shun the frumious Bandersnatch." Robert Neinast (ihnp4!ho95b!ran) AT&T-Bell Labs