The poverty numbers being showcased as proof of prosperity are not what they seem. Just because the poverty rate ticks down .3% one year doesn't rectify the five other years in Bush's presidency when the rate ticked upward. In any case, the rate is a full percentage point above when BushCo first took office and introduced tax-cut prosperity.
Furthermore, let's not forget the simple fact that the poverty rate isn't measured on the basis of individual income per se, but on household income. So, a decrease in the poverty rate may simply indicate that more people in every family have to work, or work more.
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