Poverty Map...

Here is nice interactive map showing how states fair in poverty and violence. A couple of things stand out for me. Maryland has the lowest child poverty rate in the U.S. at 10.8%. Washington D.C. has the highest rate at 32.2%. Think about that. Even in the best state almost 11% of children live at the poverty level. We are supposed to be the greatest nation in the world. Washington D.C. coming in dead last at 32.2% is beyond words. How could our politicians allow this to happen? Mississippi's rate is 30.9% of children living in poverty if you want to use the actual worst state. No matter how you look at it though we are a disgrace to the rest of the world and more importantly to our children. Again Mr. Bush--no child left behind? You refuse to give them health care and allow them to live in poverty. More like how many children can we leave behind is your policy...