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Given the discrepancy in measures—24% vs. 7%—I'm guessing that the "poverty wage" factor is the crucial difference? The official US poverty definition is about
by lapcat 2y ago
Given the discrepancy in measures—24% vs. 7%—I'm guessing that the "poverty wage" factor is the crucial difference?
The official US poverty definition is about $13k for a 1 person household and $26k for a 4 person household. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-01-17/pdf/2020-00858.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-01-17/pdf/2020-0...
- bryanlarsen 2y agoAnd poverty levels are essentially at record low levels: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200463/us-poverty-rate-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/200463/us-poverty-rate-s...