SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 16:  People line up to receive a free meal at the St. Anthony foundation dining room on September 16, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The U.S. poverty rate increased to a 14.3 percent in 2009, the highest level since 1994. St. Anthony Foundation serves an average of 2,600 meals a day to homeless and impoverished people in San Francisco.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)