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The poorest 1% is an extreme outlier cohort in America. Some sources from a cursory search suggest it’s something like less than $2 a day.
by patentatt 7y ago
The poorest 1% is an extreme outlier cohort in America. Some sources from a cursory search suggest it’s something like less than $2 a day.
- chrisweekly 7y agohaven't looked at the data, but I'd guess a similar gap exists if comparing the top 1 or 2% to the bottom 5-10%...
- ErikAugust 7y agoYes it would be interesting to see if it extends to poorest 5% at least. However I would assume the poorest 1% would be covered by social security.
- dredmorbius 7y agoCovered by != having effective access to. The first is a legal and regulatory status. The second requires knowledge of, access to, capability of negotiating system(s), having a sufficiently fixed address, documentation, and numerous other factors.