facts

1.37 million people now live below the poverty line -- 12.9 million of those are children.
2.The official poverty line is an income of $19,971/yr for a family of four.
3.A single parent working full-time for minimum wage makes $10,712/yr.3.9 million families had at least one member go hungry because they couldn't afford enough food.
4.1,600,000 jobs lost in the private sector since Dubya took office.46.6 million people lack health coverage.
5.1.7 million VETERANS -- including some Iraq War Veterans -- have no health insurance.
6.750,000 Americans are homeless, 250,000 of them are Veterans