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You misquoted Salon - they said below or /near/ the poverty line. And near is highly subjective. The census number they cite in the article is 15% which is a lo
by NoPiece 13y ago
You misquoted Salon - they said below or /near/ the poverty line. And near is highly subjective. The census number they cite in the article is 15% which is a long way from half, and there is nothing in the article that gets the number to half the population.
- steveklabnik 13y agoNote the difference in the URL vs the final title: it's why I misquoted, accidentally.
- NoPiece 13y agoSorry, didn't mean to nitpick the misquote as much as to point out that the implication seems far from reality: 15% actual poverty rate vs the 50% implied by Salon. I'm sure the people living between 16% and 20% aren't living large, but the article doesn't support the 50% claim.