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$275 a week puts you above the federal poverty threshold, and so, according to the government, is enough to cover basic needs. It is a pittance for HN crowd, bu
by xyzzyz 7y ago
$275 a week puts you above the federal poverty threshold, and so, according to the government, is enough to cover basic needs. It is a pittance for HN crowd, but there are tens of millions of people in the US who survive on less than that.
- bjourne 7y agoAccording to Google, the US minimum wage is $7.25. $7.25 * 40 = $290/fulltime week. Tens of millions surviving on less must be an exaggeration?
- xyzzyz 7y agoNo. 40 million Americans live for less than that, and half of that lives on less than half that. https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/m#/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/m#/faq/what-current-poverty-rate...
- fires10 7y agoThat is interesting. I will need to look into it more. Household size can skew the numbers with children involved. I could not rent a place and get food and other things like that for that amount. Also unemployment runs out after 6 months.