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Nebraska Democratic State Senator Ernie Chambers is suing God to “fight possible laws restricting the filing of frivolous lawsuits.”

You can’t make this stuff up.

• Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters

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Robert E. Rector of the Heritage Foundation has released his latest research on poverty in the US. The numbers on many of the 37 Million “poor” are surprising. Before jumping into Rector’s work let’s define poverty. The US Census Bureau uses the Office of Management and Budget’s Statistical Policy Directive 14. In 2005 the OMB defined the Poverty Thresholds at $9,367 - $43,254 depending on family size. (U.S. Census Bureau Report)

Does the high end of that spectrum seem, well, high? It should, the same report lists the median household income in the US for 2005 at $46,326. But it gets better because “The official poverty definition uses money income before taxes and does not include capital gains or noncash benefits (such as public housing, Medicaid, and food stamps).” - Appendix B. Which means if you have a large family and are using food stamps you can actually be both poor AND above the median household income. But that could be an extreme case, right? So let’s take a look at the top third of the poor and see just how nice “poverty” can be.

The Top One Third of the “Poor” in the US:

• Own a 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath home worth $95,276 and have more living space than a European (Poor Americans have 439 sq ft per person while the average, not poor, European has 396 sq ft per person).
• Own two cars.
• Own two or more TVs - and most (75%) own a big screen. (Which you need to get the full enjoyment out of your cable or satellite feed)
• Own a computer
• Own a cel phone & a land line
• Own a stereo, dishwasher, microwave, DVD player & have air conditioning

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