According to a new report, poverty in NJ reached a 52-year high. Dennis and Judi aren't necessarily buying it. Are you?

Is there real poverty in New Jersey?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
loading...

Are the numbers that politicians like to throw around regarding poverty real or are they meant to scare you?  What number is defined as poverty anyhow? Isn't the real definition of poverty much worse than what it is defined as in NJ?

What do you think? Do you think the poverty numbers are real or exaggerated? Do you see real poverty in NJ?

Take our poll below and let us know what you think.

More From New Jersey 101.5 FM