A viral post claims $140,000 is the new poverty line. Here's the math

A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

When The Poverty Line Is Too Low, Everyone Pays The Price

Families aren’t failing the poverty line—the poverty line is failing them. How outdated metrics mask today’s economic reality ...
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The $140,000 poverty line that warps how we see inequality

Would it help poverty or hurt the perception of poverty to call a six-figure family “poor”? A recent example of a claim that ...

Wall Street investor says the poverty line is $136,500, those who try to escape see 'benefits disappear faster than wages increase.' Do you agree?

“Our entire safety net is designed to catch people at the very bottom, but it sets a trap for anyone trying to climb out. As ...
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Ali Velshi Explains How The Poverty Line is a Lie

Ali Velshi on how Donald Trump's gaslighting address on the economy ignores the struggle for Americans in poverty ...

Understanding the Poverty Gap: Definition, Measurement, and Index

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its ...
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Op-Ed: Why the federal poverty line doesn't begin to tell the story of poverty in the U.S.

Workers at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County pack up boxes that will be delivered to local senior centers in April 2020. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Recently released Census ...