Look at a graph of inflation in rent prices and cost of living compared to the official poverty line over the years. Basically the government is keeping the pov

Look at a graph of inflation in rent prices and cost of living compared to the official poverty line over the years. Basically the government is keeping the poverty line number low even as the cost of living skyrockets. The result is that that there are a lot of people who are officially in the government's eyes "above the poverty line" but who in reality can barely pay rent and afford groceries.