Can you spare a dime? Why is poverty rising in 48 states and Washington, D.C.? Because Republicans still control one house of Congress You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs It's Bush's fault Because Republicans insist on cutting benefits and entitlements in the middle of a recession Republicans insist on attacking Obama's policies for partisan reasons, rather than working together to create more jobs It's called 'spreading the wealth around' I don't know, but it's really sad that Montana and South Dakota were the the only 2 states that didn't see an increase It's to be expected with Obama's redistributionist policies Because even healthy businesses strategically contract when confronted with a Marxist in the White House Government can only spread misery, not wealth Poverty? 'Poor' Americans with air conditioning, cable and Obamaphones are not in poverty The entire productive class – those who actually make the economy work – are horrified at having a business-hating leftist revolutionary as president Other View Results Loading ...