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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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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

I tried to live off $45k 10 years ago and I felt broke all the time. I can’t imagine living off $32k today.