Half of America In Poverty? The Facts Say It's True

"More relevant to the poverty issue is that federal income tax is only a small part of the tax expense for lower-income families."
"Total expenses for the richest family in the bottom half of America?
•24% taxes
•27% housing
•34% food, health care, child care, transportation, household needs
•12% energy"
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/27-0