Quotes by Robert Michael

“The current poverty measure has not kept pace with far-reaching changes in society and the economy.”

“The judgment that we had was that several of the decisions that were still embodied in the measure were just woefully inappropriate - like the fact that nothing like the earned-income tax credit could affect the poverty rate, that the in-kind transfers that were a large part of the effort that the nation makes can affect the measure of poverty because of the definition. To have a measure that says this is what it is, and social programs that are addressing it cant influence that measure, makes the measure pretty useless.”

“One doesnt come away with great scorn for them out of this - but rather just sadness that they are so cautious to the point of not being helpful.”