i'll tell you why you're being downvoted, it's because your reading comprehension is subpar and you don't have a grip on reality with your hyperbolic claims.
20k for a 3-person household is a lot different than an individual earning under 20k which is where your numbers come from. in fact it's about 200% different.
39% or 125 million americans do not live in poverty.
the real number is still shitty, but it's not nearly half, it's closer to 20%, or in statistical terms the bottom quintile, which is pretty much what you would expect given the nature of the US economy/politics.
This exactly. Not to say that poverty isn't a problem, but anyone who actually wants to accomplish something on these issues needs to recognize that a lot of people and organizations benefit from making the problem appear to be as big as possible. Just because what they're trying to do sounds like a good and selfless cause at first doesn't mean that they aren't out for their own self-interest even if it's at the expense of the rich and the poor alike.
This is why people are supposed to pool together - whether as extended families living under the same roof, or a bunch of friends all pitching in on rent.
Unfortunately, too many people refuse to live like that.
20k for a 3-person household is a lot different than an individual earning under 20k which is where your numbers come from. in fact it's about 200% different.
39% or 125 million americans do not live in poverty.
the real number is still shitty, but it's not nearly half, it's closer to 20%, or in statistical terms the bottom quintile, which is pretty much what you would expect given the nature of the US economy/politics.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/16/news/economy/48-million-amer...