The share of Americans in poverty has been falling, but more are stuck living paycheck to paycheck.
  • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If we have programs set up to aid people that are earning 200-250% of the federal poverty level, then what it really says is that our federal guidelines for what constitutes “living in poverty” is drastically out of date.

    $15,060 per year for 1 person

    $31,200 per year for a family of 4 (Shouldn’t this be 4x the individual amount anyway?)

    These are just ludicrous. avg rent on a 1 bedroom is $1,500/ month, or $18,000/year

    We have a poverty crisis that isn’t being realized by the data, because federal guidelines say it’s A-OK for a person to be working full time and living on the street