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there is no proof presented for this assertion in the article or the original post. from the referenced article:
"....., the data from the U.S. Census Bureau he cited covers only the period through 2016, and he gave no comparative figures on the extent of poverty before and after Trump came into office in January 2017."
Why is this thread still being discussed? If you read the article, or simply read this post I'm quoting, you can see the conversation is essentially dead. The title of the thread isn't true, because the actual data provided by the article only covered up to 2016, WHEN TRUMP WAS NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT! That fact alone renders this thread's originally intended discussion dead on arrival. I mean, by all means, keep posting if that's what you want to do. Just know that the premise of the thread is horribly flawed.
The federal poverty level is a weighted average of the poverty levels of the 48 contiguous States (Alaska and Hawaii are outliers).
The claim that there are 41 Million in "poverty" is grossly misleading.
It's possible for someone to be under the federal poverty level, but above the State poverty level, in which case they aren't really in poverty.
They're only in "poverty" when measured against other Americans, but that's totally nonsensical, since the Cost-of-Living varies so dramatically in the US.
Your own government admits this variation:
$23.60/hour - $7.70/hour = $15.90/hour.
Effectively, someone earning $7.70/hour can have the same Standard of Living and Life-Style as someone earning $23.60/hour, because it isn't how much you earn, it's how much your money will buy.
Very obviously, the UN idiots can't comprehend that.
Why is this thread still being discussed? If you read the article, or simply read this post I'm quoting, you can see the conversation is essentially dead. The title of the thread isn't true, because the actual data provided by the article only covered up to 2016, WHEN TRUMP WAS NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT! That fact alone renders this thread's originally intended discussion dead on arrival. I mean, by all means, keep posting if that's what you want to do. Just know that the premise of the thread is horribly flawed.
thank you. quite embarrassing for poor sickie.
"However, the data from the U.S. Census Bureau he cited covers only the period through 2016, and he gave no comparative figures for before and after Trump came into office in January 2017."
The federal poverty level is a weighted average of the poverty levels of the 48 contiguous States (Alaska and Hawaii are outliers).
The claim that there are 41 Million in "poverty" is grossly misleading.
It's possible for someone to be under the federal poverty level, but above the State poverty level, in which case they aren't really in poverty.
They're only in "poverty" when measured against other Americans, but that's totally nonsensical, since the Cost-of-Living varies so dramatically in the US.
Your own government admits this variation:
$23.60/hour - $7.70/hour = $15.90/hour.
Effectively, someone earning $7.70/hour can have the same Standard of Living and Life-Style as someone earning $23.60/hour, because it isn't how much you earn, it's how much your money will buy.
Very obviously, the UN idiots can't comprehend that.
In what US state is that true ? Maybe we can send all the welfare bums there, can't be too hard to find a job that pays $7.70 an hour.
If I made this connection so quickly, why hasn't anyone else figured it out yet ? We could end all the "free loading" for once and for all.
Trump supporters deserve it though. They voted for it and they are applauding Trump looting the country. Look at the tax plan where 83% of the benefits go to the top 1% of the country including Trump himself.
Trump supporters deserve it though. They voted for it and they are applauding Trump looting the country. Look at the tax plan where 83% of the benefits go to the top 1% of the country including Trump himself.
84% of world population lives at or below US poverty line.
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