In reference to the political left's continuous babbling of today's working poor, the five million more that live under the poverty line under Bush, my question is how do we define poverty in the US? In the third world, it's easy: basic shelter (grass hut), food (one meal per day) and clean drinking water. Anyone with that I am sure would not complain about their poverty. What about in the US? I don't want monetary figures, I want basic needs.