1 in 10 Hoosiers live in Poverty

And nearly 1 in 6 don't have health insurance. While the unemployment rate may be going down in Indiana the quality of these new jobs is going down as well.

"Ellen Annala, chief executive officer of United Way of Central Indiana, said that even if people like Turner find new jobs, they likely will continue to struggle. That's because most new jobs in Indiana are coming from the service sector. Those jobs pay about $16,000 a year, according to state job statistics, and often do not include health insurance."

More and more Hoosiers are slipping into poverty even with jobs. We have to find a way to get them basic health insurance and the job training that will help them climb back out of poverty, because way too many of these Hoosiers below the poverty level are children. You can make all the arguments you want about adults who live in poverty, but there is no excuse for allowing children to live in poverty.