<p>"And what are we defining as poor?"</p>
<p>How about using the federal poverty line? About 10K a year for one person, 20K for a family of four, with variations by location. <a href="http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml</a></p>
<p>Maybe do some of your own research and let us know how much of the budget goes to people in this category.</p>