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The real American household poverty line isn’t $31,200, it’s around $140,000. (www.yesigiveafig.com)

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The threshold household income where a family can afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation without relying on means-tested benefits is a lot higher than the official stats suggest.

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[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

not coming up with a workable solution

We've come up with plenty, but I'm a ¹⁷90s girl myself.

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