Peace:

How do they ascertain how much they are actually making?

What I am pointing out is Bobert's use of statistical information to support some anti government agenda even though he does not believe in statistics.

"The US leads all *developed nations" in per capita poverty, infant mortality, incarceration rates and capital punishment"

"United States, which boasts all this wealth, hides the "fact" that it also haas the highest per capita poverty rate of any western, industrialized developed country"

In addition, because he claims that the number of people below the poverty line is higher in the US than other countries, I would like to know how it is figured in the US and the other countries to see of apples are being compared to apples.

I would also note that the UK supposedly has 17% below the poverty line. I do not believe that is possible. I think there is something wrong with these numbers.

When searching on the subject I come up with facts about how many of these people have two cars, cell phones and 3 bedroom houses etc.

Facts about how the poor in America have more than the average people in other western European nations.

Something here does not compute but Bobert does not care as long as it gives him a talking point to prove something else.

Another claim of his is that a high number of people in the US are living like folks in 3rd world countries.

I find that hard to believe and I would like that to be substantiated. However Bobert is not a substantiating sort of person. He likes to blurt out something he read somewhere, likely some left wing blog or the WaPo, and moves quickly along to the next blurt.

Bobert:"1300 a month minimum for an apartment" I search and find that it is the average and not the minimum. Where did that number come from?

Next on the list of substantiations is infant mortality, incarceration rates and capital punishment.

Note that I am careful not to call people names because I don't think name calling is necessary to prove a point.