Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Tom Joad Shrugged

http://reason.com/blog/show/122214.html

Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrig­erator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo.