New definition of poverty

"Last week, the New York Times reported that the Bush Administration is planning to revise the definition of poverty used since the early 1960s." The poverty level for a family of four was supposed to increase from $16,600 to $19,500. That alone would cause the poverty rate to increase from 12.7 percent to 17 percent. The new definition would cause 47 million americans to be considered to be living in poverty. The Census Bureau has denied the report because the problem is that this new definition is entirely subjective and less a measure of true poverty.