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 How outdated metrics mask today’s economic reality ...

The Poverty Line Isn't a Vibe

Michael Green’s call to expand the poverty line to $140K reignites a debate over what economic strain really means today.
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Is the Poverty Line Really $100,000?

Affordability discourse is useless if it's not accurate, and politicians should strive to accurately describe Americans' financial realities ...

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 ...

Is $140,000 the real poverty line?

In the real world, official measures show poverty fell from 19.5% in 1963 to 10.5% in 2019, said Michael R. Strain in National Review. And over the past 30 years, inflation-adjusted wages for “typical ...

1 Wall Street strategist thinks the poverty line for US families is woefully out of date. You won't believe how high he thinks it should be.

The poverty line today is still calculated based on a 1963 formula, which Simplify Asset Management's Michael Green believes ...

What are the political implications if US poverty line is actually $140,000 a year?

Financial analyst Michael Green suggests the official poverty line of $32,000 per year for a family of four in the U.S. is ...

Is $140,000 really a poverty income? Clearly not, but the viral debate underscores the ‘affordability’ issue

A wealth manager wrote that $140,000 a year means poverty in today's America, sparking controversy. He's wrong, but he made a ...

What are the political implications if the US poverty line is actually $140K per year?

While lawmakers, policymakers, and President Donald Trump weigh what to do about booming prices, financial analyst Michael ...

The ‘two-income trap’ is nonsense. Here’s a real problem.

Green’s Substack post delved into the well-known concepts of “the two-income trap” and benefit "cliffs.” The former is ...