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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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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

“It doesn’t count when I say you’re being emotional, ot only counts when I say it”.

Wtf.

Must’ve completely skipped the parts where plenty of people actually did the math. Or the author just scrolled the stupid parts of social media and ignored places where actual discussion takes place.