Nearer to poor

The Census bureau began a new method to identify the poor and near poor in the US this year.  It's a bit controversial but it takes a wide variety of demographic and geographic information into consideration.  For example, $18 per hour might be enough to keep you out of the poor house in Fargo, ND, but you better have a second job to make it in San Francisco.

The data points to more than 100 million Americans who are either poor or near poor.  That's 1 in 3 Americans who struggle on a daily basis to put food on the table and pay for medical care and life-saving prescriptions.  The GOP answer:  How bad can it be when they own a TeeVee?